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John McMurtry (academic)
Canadian philosopher
For the 19th-century Kentuckian architect, see John McMurtry (architect).
John McMurtryFRSC was a University Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Guelph, Canada.[1] Most recently, he has focused his research on the value structure of economic theory and its consequences for global civil and environmental life.[1] McMurtry was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (FRSC) in June 2001 by his peers for his work regarding the study of humanities and social sciences.[2][3]
McMurtry's principal research project in Philosophy spanning over seven years has followed from the invitation by the Secretariat of UNESCO/Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS, Paris-Oxford) to construct, author and edit Philosophy and World Problems[4] as a multi-volume study of world philosophy.
Three sub-volumes entitled "Western Philosophy and the Life-Ground", "Modes of Reason"