Widely acclaimed as "the philosopher's philosopher," Brand Blanshard was known for his original thinking about the role of reason in human life. He delivered both the Gifford Lectures and the Paul Carus Lectures--a distinction he shared with only one...

Blanshard, Brand(1892–1987) Brand Blanshard was an American philosopher whose task is best described in his own words as the "vindication of reason against recent philosophical attacks." Blanshard was thus a critic—a critic...

Percy Brand Blanshard (August 27, 1892–November 19, 1987) was an American philosopher known primarily for his defense of reason. A powerful polemicist, by all accounts he comported himself with courtesy and grace in philosophical controversies and...

Brand Blanshard, praised by scholars as "the philospher's philosopher," has died at the age of 95, Yale University announced yesterday. Mr. Blanshard, described as one of the nation's leading rationalist philosphers, died at his New Haven home Wednesday after a long illness. ...