author
George Stuart Fullerton
1859–1925
An early American philosopher and psychologist, he helped bring philosophy to a wider audience through clear, approachable books. His work ranged from ethics and metaphysics to the teaching of philosophy itself.
3 Audiobooks
An Introduction to Philosophy
by George Stuart Fullerton
A Handbook of Ethical Theory
by George Stuart Fullerton
About the author
Born in Fatehgarh, India, in 1859 to American Presbyterian missionaries, George Stuart Fullerton moved to Philadelphia as a child after his father's death. He studied at the University of Pennsylvania and later at Yale Divinity School before beginning an academic career in philosophy.
Fullerton taught at the University of Pennsylvania, where he served in several senior roles, and later became a professor of philosophy at Columbia University. He was known both as a scholar and as a teacher who could present difficult ideas in a direct, readable way.
He wrote a number of books, including An Introduction to Philosophy, A System of Metaphysics, and The Moral Life. Remembered as both a philosopher and psychologist, he spent his later years teaching at Vassar College and died in 1925.