S. Morris Engel
{{Short description|Canadian philosopher}}
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S. Morris Engel (born 1931) is an author, philosopher, and linguist. He received his PhD from the University of Toronto in 1959, writing on "The philosophy of language in Hobbes and Locke".{{cite book |last= Engel|first= S Morris|title= The philosophy of language in Hobbes and Locke: a comparative study|publisher= Thesis, PhD|year= 1959|isbn= 9780312084790|oclc= 222042217 }} He was a professor of philosophy at the University of Southern California and York University.
Published works
- Analyzing Informal Fallacies
- Fallacies and Pitfalls of Language: The Language Trap
- Language and Illumination: Studies in the History of Philosophy
- The Chain of Logic
- The Language Trap: Or, How to Defend Yourself Against the Tyranny of Words
- The Problem of Tragedy
- The Study of Philosophy
- With Good Reason: An Introduction to Informal Fallacies{{cite book |title= With good reason: an introduction to informal fallacies|last= Engel|first= S Morris|year= 2000|edition= 6th.|publisher= Bedford-St. Martin's|location= Boston|isbn= 978-0-312-15758-6|oclc= 43027353}}
- Wittgenstein's Doctrine of the Tyranny of Language: An Historical and Critical Examination of His Blue Book
Engel also translated "Cat in the Ghetto: Stories" by Rachmil Bryks from Yiddish to English.{{cite book |title= A cat in the ghetto: four novelettes|last= Bryks|first= Rachmil|others= Engel, S Morris (trans.)|year= 1959|publisher= Bloch Publishing Company|location= New York City|oclc= 4061285}} Also {{OCLC|234178313}} Recent ({{As of|2008|lc=on}}) edition published as {{cite book|title= A cat in the ghetto: stories|last= Bryks|first= Rachmil|others= Engel, S Morris (trans.)|year= 2008|edition= 1st.|publisher= Persea Books|location= New York City|isbn= 978-0-89255-327-3|oclc= 173243756|url-access= registration|url= https://archive.org/details/crossinglineyear0000finn}}
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Category:Philosophers of language
Category:University of Toronto alumni
Category:University of Southern California faculty
Category:Academic staff of York University
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