author
George Stuart Fullerton
1859–1925
A clear, practical guide to philosophy came from a teacher who spent decades making difficult ideas easier to follow. This American philosopher and psychologist wrote with the classroom in mind, favoring plain explanation over jargon.
3 Audiobooks
An Introduction to Philosophy
by George Stuart Fullerton
On Sameness and Identity: A Psychological Study Being a Contribution to the Foundations of a Theory of Knowledge
by George Stuart Fullerton
A Handbook of Ethical Theory
by George Stuart Fullerton
About the author
Born in Fatehgarh, India, in 1859, George Stuart Fullerton became an American philosopher and psychologist known for writing accessible books on philosophy. He studied at the University of Pennsylvania and Yale Divinity School, then went on to teach philosophy for many years.
Fullerton was closely associated with the University of Pennsylvania, where he served in several academic roles, and he also taught at Columbia University and later at Vassar College. Alongside his teaching, he wrote works that introduced readers to major philosophical questions in a direct, orderly way.
He died in 1925. Today he is especially remembered for helping general readers and students approach philosophy as a subject that could be understood step by step rather than kept at a distance.