Mckown, Delos B.

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MCKOWN, Delos B.

MCKOWN, Delos B. American, b. 1930. Genres: Philosophy. Career: Berea College, Berea, KY, instructor in philosophy and religion, 1958-59; University of Idaho, Moscow, visiting instructor in philosophy, 1960-61; Little Rock University (now University of Arkansas, Little Rock), assistant professor of philosophy, 1961-62; Auburn University, Auburn, AL, assistant professor, 1962-72, associate professor, 1972-79, professor of philosophy, 1979-99, head of department, 1972-99, professor emeritus, 1999-. Center for Inquiry Institute, adjunct professor, 1990-. Publications: Fifty Lectures on the Philosophy of Communism (television series), 1963-64; The Classical Marxist Critiques of Religion: Marx, Engels, Lenin, Kautsky, 1975; With Faith and Fury, 1985; The Mythmaker's Magic: Behind the Illusion of "Creation Science," 1993. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor of articles and reviews to philosophy and theology journals. Address: 1208 Jenkins Dr, Auburn, AL 36830, U.S.A. Online address: dbmckown@charter.net

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