Hilail Gildin

Hilail Gildin (November 28, 1928 – March 3, 2015) was an American scholar and editor.[1][2][3] He served as professor of philosophy at Queens College, City University of New York.[3] He was also the editor-in-chief of Interpretation: A Journal of Political Philosophy.[1][4]

Hilail Gildin
BornNovember 28, 1928
Poland
DiedMarch 3, 2015(2015-03-03) (aged 86)
Manhattan, New York, United States
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern Philosophy
School
Main interests

He was awarded his Ph.D. in 1962 by the University of Chicago, where he was a student of Leo Strauss, with whom Gildin collaborated closely in the establishment of the journal Interpretation.[1][3]

Bibliography
  • The problem of political liberty in Mill and Spinoza (1962)
  • Rousseau's Social Contract: The Design of the Argument (1985)
  • An Introduction to Political Philosophy, Ten Essays by Leo Strauss (ed., 1989)
  • 'Deja Jew All Over Again: Dannhauser on Leo Strauss and Atheism.' Interpretation: A Journal of Political Philosophy, 25, no. 1 (Fall 1997): pp. 125–33.

References
  1. "Hilail Gildin (1928-2015)". Dailynous. 4 March 2015.
  2. "Obituary: Hilail Gildin". The New York Times via Legacy.com.
  3. Queens College
  4. Interpretation editorial board


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