Vere Claiborne Chappell ( March 22, 1930 – January 28, 2019) was an American philosopher and scholar specializing in early modern philosophy,[1] history of philosophy, philosophy of mind and action, and metaphysics.
[2] Chappell was born in Rochester, New York, in 1930, receiving his PhD from Yale University in 1958.
[3] In 2008 a collection of essays was published in honor of his work.
[4] Chappell died in North Adams, Massachusetts, on January 28, 2019, at the age of 88.
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