Larry Shiner

Larry E. Shiner
BornMay 6, 1934
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US
Education
EducationUniversité de Strasbourg (PhD), Drew University (MDiv), Northwestern University (BA), Oberlin College
Philosophical work
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsUniversity of Illinois at Springfield
Main interestsphilosophy of art
Websitehttps://www.larryshiner.com/

Larry E. Shiner is an American philosopher and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Illinois at Springfield. Shiner is known for his works on philosophy of art.[1][2][3][4]

Books

  • Art Scents: Exploring the Aesthetics of Smell (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020)
  • The Invention of Art: A Cultural History (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2001)
  • The Secret Mirror: Literary Form and History in Tocqueville’s Recollections (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1988)
  • The Secularization of History: Introduction to the Theology of Friedrich Gogarten (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1967)

References

  1. ^ Avila, Mitch (2003). "Review of The Invention of Art: A Cultural History". The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. 61 (4): 401–403. ISSN 0021-8529.
  2. ^ "Professor Larry Shiner Honored as Outstanding Advocate Leader". University of Illinois Springfield. March 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Professor Larry Shiner and the Fear of Smell – Star Scholars". January 15, 2018.
  4. ^ "UIS Emeritus Professor Larry Shiner of Springfield honored for Outstanding Advocate Leadership".