Talk:Leslie Dewart

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Input from John Williams: This is a good start. The only correction I would make is not to call Dewart a theologian; I am certain that he never thought of himself as such. He was a philosopher through and through. In The Foundations of Belief, p. 12, he names his subdiscipline as theological philosophy. The article could be expanded considerably, for example: a) an account of his thought as it developed over time, including his journey from Catholicism to atheism; b) an expansion of the reference to his law studies to include his reason for undertaking them (compulsory retirement at 65 from the university with an inadequate pension), his defence of Herb Richardson, and his apparent loss of interest in law afterwards; c) a mention of what he was working on in his last years (evidently an almost complete ms.); d) some discussion of his influence, beginning with The Future of Belief Debate book and not long afterwards being more or less ignored; e) additional references in the bibliography (you already have what looks like a complete list) Hope this helps. John

Factoid: The Future of Belief sold 30,000 copies in the first three months after publication in 1966 (From the dust jacket of The Foundations of Belief).

Dewart's CV is here: http://tarverator.wordpress.com/2013/04/08/help-please-lets-put-dewart-on-wikipedia/