Jordan Howard Sobel
Jordan Howard Sobel (22 September 1929 – 26 March 2010) was a Canadian-American philosopher specializing in ethics, logic, and decision theory. He was a professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto, Canada. In addition to his areas of specialization, Sobel made notable contributions in the fields of philosophy of religion, and value theory. Before his death, Sobel was considered by Christian apologist William Lane Craig to be the leading philosophical defender of Atheism prior to Graham Oppy.
Jordan Howard Sobel | |
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| Born | September 22, 1929 |
| Died | March 26, 2010 (aged 80) Toronto, Ontario |
| Nationality | American, Canadian (dual-citizen) |
| Education | Hyde Park High School |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois University of Iowa University of Michigan |
| Notable work | Logic and Theism |
| Spouse | Willa Sobel (nee Freeman) |
| School | Analytic philosophy |
| Institutions | University of Toronto |
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Notable ideas | Reformulated Logical and Providential Problems of Evil |
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