Van Meter Ames
Van Meter Ames (July 9, 1898 — November 9, 1985) was an American academic and educator who served as a professor of philosophy at the University of Cincinnati. From 1959 until 1966, he was the head of the university's philosophy department. In 1976, the American Humanist Association designated him as a fellow for "outstanding contributions to humanist thought in ethics and aesthetics".
Van Meter Ames | |
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| Born | July 9, 1898 De Soto, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | November 9, 1985 (aged 87) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Spouse | Betty Breneman |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Edward Scribner Ames (father) Mabel Van Meter Ames (mother) |
| Relatives | Scribner Ames (sister) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Chicago (AB, PhD) |
| Thesis | The Aesthetics of the Novel (1924) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Aesthetics |
| Institutions | University of Cincinnati Cornell University University of Texas Columbia University |
Ames was a founding member of the American Society for Aesthetics, serving as its president from 1961 to 1962. He had also served as the president of the American Philosophical Association's Western Division from 1959 to 1960. In 1965, Ames contributed to the Congressional bill that established the National Foundation for the Endowment of the Arts and Humanities and was a member of its founding national committee.