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David Wight Prall (1886-1940) was a philosopher of art. Born on 5 October 1886 in Saginaw, Michigan, Prall received his PhD in philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1918.
Prall was Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University (1920-21; 1930-40). He taught also at Cornell (1910-12), the University of Texas (1912-14), Amherst (1918-19), and the University of California (1921-30). While at Harvard, Prall was a teacher and mentor to the notable composer and conductor, Leonard Bernstein.
Prall died on 21 October 1940 in Cambridge. MA. His papers are held at Mills College, Oakland, California.
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Publications
- "Concerning the Nature of Philosophy". Journal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods. 15 (5): 127-130. 1918. doi:10.2307/2940377.
- "The Esthetic Heresy". Journal of Philosophy. 18 (19): 516-526. 1921. doi:10.2307/2939310.
- "In Defense of a Worthless Theory of Value". Journal of Philosophy. 20 (5): 128-137. 1923. doi:10.2307/2939368.
- "Value and Thought-Process". Journal of Philosophy. 21 (5): 117-125. 1924. doi:10.2307/2014348.
- "Essences and Universals". Journal of Philosophy. 22 (10): 264-272. 1925. doi:10.2307/2015099.
- Aesthetic Judgment. Thomas Y. Crowell. 1929.
- "A Case of the Pathetic Fallacy". Journal of Philosophy. 30 (5): 113-119. 1933. doi:10.2307/2016795.
- Aesthetic Analysis. Thomas Y. Crowell. 1936.
- "Knowledge as Aptness of the Body". Philosophical Review. 47 (2): 128-154. 1938. doi:10.2307/2180852.
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References
- Barry Seldes, Leonard Bernstein: The Political Life of an American Musician
- Prall, David Wight (1886-1940), in The Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers, Edited by John R. Shook (Continuum, 2005).
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