Ernest Addison Moody
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Ernest Addison Moody was a noted philosopher, medievalist, and logician as well as a musician and scientist. He served as professor of philosophy at University of California, Los Angeles
(UCLA), where he also served as department chair, and Columbia University
. He has an annual memorial conference in his name on the subject of medieval philosophy
. He was president of the American Philosophical Association
from 1963-1964.
His father was John Moody, founder of the US credit rating agency
Moody's Investors Service
.
, B.A. (1924).
Columbia University
, M.A., Philosophy (1933), Ph.D., Philosophy (1936).
1956 Recipient of Columbia's Nicholas Murray Butler Silver Medal, cited as "a leading scholar, writer and teacher whose many original contributions to the field of medieval philosophy and science have won international recognition." New York Times, June 1, 1959 at page 21.
1956 Recipient of Haskins Medal
of the Medieval Academy of America
.
1963-1964 President of the American Philosophical Association
(Albert of Saxony
wrote a treatise on logic. Ernest A. Moody produced a translation of selections from the first three parts of this work for the use of his students. Copies of this translation were widely circulated in manuscript form.)
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
(UCLA), where he also served as department chair, and Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. He has an annual memorial conference in his name on the subject of medieval philosophy
Medieval philosophy
Medieval philosophy is the philosophy in the era now known as medieval or the Middle Ages, the period roughly extending from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century AD to the Renaissance in the sixteenth century...
. He was president of the American Philosophical Association
American Philosophical Association
The American Philosophical Association is the main professional organization for philosophers in the United States. Founded in 1900, its mission is to promote the exchange of ideas among philosophers, to encourage creative and scholarly activity in philosophy, to facilitate the professional work...
from 1963-1964.
His father was John Moody, founder of the US credit rating agency
Credit rating agency
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Moody's Investors Service
Moody's
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.
Education and honors
Williams CollegeWilliams College
Williams College is a private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States. It was established in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams. Originally a men's college, Williams became co-educational in 1970. Fraternities were also phased out during this...
, B.A. (1924).
Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, M.A., Philosophy (1933), Ph.D., Philosophy (1936).
1956 Recipient of Columbia's Nicholas Murray Butler Silver Medal, cited as "a leading scholar, writer and teacher whose many original contributions to the field of medieval philosophy and science have won international recognition." New York Times, June 1, 1959 at page 21.
1956 Recipient of Haskins Medal
Haskins Medal
The Haskins Medal is an annual medal awarded by the Medieval Academy of America. It is awarded for the production of a distinguished book in the field of medieval studies.-Award:...
of the Medieval Academy of America
Medieval Academy of America
The Medieval Academy of America is the largest organization in the United States promoting excellence in the field of medieval studies. It was founded in 1925 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts...
.
1963-1964 President of the American Philosophical Association
American Philosophical Association
The American Philosophical Association is the main professional organization for philosophers in the United States. Founded in 1900, its mission is to promote the exchange of ideas among philosophers, to encourage creative and scholarly activity in philosophy, to facilitate the professional work...
Books
- 1976 Truth and consequence in mediaeval logic.
- 1975 Studies in medieval philosophy, science, and logic: collected papers, 1933-1969.
- 1965 Gulielmi Ockham (William of OckhamWilliam of OckhamWilliam of Ockham was an English Franciscan friar and scholastic philosopher, who is believed to have been born in Ockham, a small village in Surrey. He is considered to be one of the major figures of medieval thought and was at the centre of the major intellectual and political controversies of...
, ca. 1285-ca. 1349.) Expositionis in libros artis logicae prooemium; et, Expositio in librum Porphyril De praedicabilibus. (ed. Ernest A. Moody.) - 1965 The Logic of William of OckhamWilliam of OckhamWilliam of Ockham was an English Franciscan friar and scholastic philosopher, who is believed to have been born in Ockham, a small village in Surrey. He is considered to be one of the major figures of medieval thought and was at the centre of the major intellectual and political controversies of...
. - 1952 Medieval science of weights, scientia de ponderibus. Treatises ascribed to EuclidEuclidEuclid , fl. 300 BC, also known as Euclid of Alexandria, was a Greek mathematician, often referred to as the "Father of Geometry". He was active in Alexandria during the reign of Ptolemy I...
, ArchimedesArchimedesArchimedes of Syracuse was a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer. Although few details of his life are known, he is regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity. Among his advances in physics are the foundations of hydrostatics, statics and an...
, Thabit ibn QurraThabit ibn Qurra' was a mathematician, physician, astronomer and translator of the Islamic Golden Age.Ibn Qurra made important discoveries in algebra, geometry and astronomy...
, Jordanus de Nemore and Blasius of Parma (ed. with introductions, English translations and notes by Ernest A. Moody and Marshall ClagettMarshall ClagettMarshall Clagett was an American scholar who specialized in the history of science before Galileo, especially Archimedes.-Career:...
). - 1953Truth and consequence in mediaeval logic.
- 1942 Iohannis Buridani (Jean BuridanJean BuridanJean Buridan was a French priest who sowed the seeds of the Copernican revolution in Europe. Although he was one of the most famous and influential philosophers of the late Middle Ages, he is today among the least well known...
), Quaestiones super libris quattuor de caelo et mundo (edited by Ernest Addison Moody). - 1935 The Logic of William of OckhamWilliam of OckhamWilliam of Ockham was an English Franciscan friar and scholastic philosopher, who is believed to have been born in Ockham, a small village in Surrey. He is considered to be one of the major figures of medieval thought and was at the centre of the major intellectual and political controversies of...
.
Manuscripts
Selections from the SUMMA LOGICA of ALBERTUS DE SAXONIA available in PDF Format.(Albert of Saxony
Albert of Saxony (philosopher)
Albert of Saxony was a German philosopher known for his contributions to logic and physics...
wrote a treatise on logic. Ernest A. Moody produced a translation of selections from the first three parts of this work for the use of his students. Copies of this translation were widely circulated in manuscript form.)