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David Gauthier
David Gauthier FRSC (/ˈɡɔːtieɪ/; 10 September 1932 – 9 November 2023) was a Canadian philosopher best known for his neo-Hobbesian or contractarian theory of morality, as developed in his 1986 book Morals by Agreement.
David Gauthier was born in Toronto on 10 September 1932. He was educated at the University of Toronto (B.A. (Hons.), 1954), Harvard University (A.M., 1955), and the University of Oxford (B.Phil., 1957; D.Phil., 1961).
Gauthier taught at the University of Toronto from 1958 until 1980, when he joined the Department of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh, where he remained for the rest of his career.
In the 1962 Canadian federal election, Gauthier ran as a candidate for the New Democratic Party in the riding of Eglinton, in Toronto, placing third.
Gauthier also held visiting appointments at the University of California, Long Angeles, the University of California, Berkeley, Princeton University, the University of California, Irvine, and the University of Waterloo.
In 1979, he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (F.R.S.C.). The asteroid 15911 Davidgauthier (1997 TL21) was named in his honour.
Gauthier died on 9 November 2023, at the age of 91.
Gauthier was the author of numerous articles, some of the most important of which are collected in Moral Dealing, as well as several books including Practical Reasoning, The Logic of Leviathan, Morals by Agreement, and Rousseau: The Sentiment of Existence.
David Gauthier
David Gauthier FRSC (/ˈɡɔːtieɪ/; 10 September 1932 – 9 November 2023) was a Canadian philosopher best known for his neo-Hobbesian or contractarian theory of morality, as developed in his 1986 book Morals by Agreement.
David Gauthier was born in Toronto on 10 September 1932. He was educated at the University of Toronto (B.A. (Hons.), 1954), Harvard University (A.M., 1955), and the University of Oxford (B.Phil., 1957; D.Phil., 1961).
Gauthier taught at the University of Toronto from 1958 until 1980, when he joined the Department of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh, where he remained for the rest of his career.
In the 1962 Canadian federal election, Gauthier ran as a candidate for the New Democratic Party in the riding of Eglinton, in Toronto, placing third.
Gauthier also held visiting appointments at the University of California, Long Angeles, the University of California, Berkeley, Princeton University, the University of California, Irvine, and the University of Waterloo.
In 1979, he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (F.R.S.C.). The asteroid 15911 Davidgauthier (1997 TL21) was named in his honour.
Gauthier died on 9 November 2023, at the age of 91.
Gauthier was the author of numerous articles, some of the most important of which are collected in Moral Dealing, as well as several books including Practical Reasoning, The Logic of Leviathan, Morals by Agreement, and Rousseau: The Sentiment of Existence.