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'''Jesse Glenn Gray''' (known as ''J. Glenn Gray''; 1913–1977) was an American philosopher, writer, and professor of philosophy at Colorado College. Gray published numerous books and essays. His first major publication, ''[[The Warriors: Reflections ofon Men in Battle]]'', is a philosophical memoir of his years as ana infantrymancounter-intelligence officer near the battle lines in Italy during World War II as a trained philosoper, and was inspired by Gray’s opposition to war. ItIts reprint in 1967 and subsequent editions includesincluded an introduction by [[HannaHannah Arendt]].▼
'''Jesse Glenn Gray''' (1913-1977) was well-known for his English translations of the German philosopher [[Martin Heidegger]]. He worked with Heidegger as a general editor for [[Harper & Row]].
 
Gray graduatedwas fromborn May 27, 1913, near [[JuniataMifflintown, CollegePennsylvania]] with an A.B., magnaHe cumgraduated laude,from in[[Juniata 1936.College]] Heand receivedobtained hisan M.A. from the [[University of Pittsburgh]] in 1938 and a Ph.D. from [[Columbia University]] in 1941. Immediately after finishing his educationthis, Gray spent four years in the United States Army, and becamebecoming a second lieutenant during World War II. When Gray returned to the United States he began his career as a professor. andIn writer1947 ofGray philosophicalmarried ideas.Ursula Werner, with whom he had two daughters.▼
▲Gray published numerous books and essays. His first major publication, [[The Warriors: Reflections of Men in Battle]], is a memoir of his years as an infantryman in Italy during World War II as a trained philosoper, and was inspired by Gray’s opposition to war. It includes an introduction by [[Hanna Arendt]].
 
As a long-time professor at [[Colorado College]], Gray received variousobtained fellowships from organizations such as the [[Ford Foundation]], [[John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation]], and the [[National Council on the Arts and Humanities]]. He also was a scholar-in-residence for the [[Aspen CenterInstitute for Humanistic Studies]] from 1967 to 1968. BeforeAs hisa scheduledgeneral retirementeditor for [[Harper & Row]], scholarsGray atsupervised Coloradowork Collegefor the publisher on translations of the German philosopher [[Martin Heidegger]], with whom he formed a personal association, and throughoutwas among his earliest champions in the United StateStates. Colleagues at Colorado College and elsewhere compiled a collection of essays, entitled ''Something of Great Constancy,'' in honor of Gray. Prior to its publication, Gray died beforeOctober the29, collection1977, wasin published[[Colorado Springs, Colorado]].
 
==Bibliography==
Gray was born May 27, 1913, near [[Mifflintown, Pennsylvania]]. He married Ursula Werner in 1947 and the couple had two daughters.
 
===As author===
▲Gray graduated from [[Juniata College]] with an A.B., magna cum laude, in 1936. He received his M.A. from the [[University of Pittsburgh]] in 1938 and a Ph.D. from [[Columbia University]] in 1941. Immediately after finishing his education, Gray spent four years in the United States Army and became a second lieutenant during World War II. When Gray returned to the United States he began his career as a professor and writer of philosophical ideas.
*Hegel’s Hellenic Ideal. New York: King’s Crown Press, 1941. ▼
*The Warriors: Reflections on Men in Battle. New York: Harcourt, 1959. ▼
*The Promise of Wisdom: An Introduction to Philosophy of Education. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1968. Reissued as Re-thinking American Education: A Philosophy of Teaching and Learning. Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press, 1984. Foreword by Elisabeth Young-Bruehl.
*Understanding Violence Philosophically and Other Essays. New York: Harper & Row, 1970. ▼
 
===As editor===
Glenn Gray died October 30, 1977, in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]].
*Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich. On Art, Religion, Philosophy: Introductory Lectures to the Realm of Absolute Spirit. New York: Harper & Row, 1970. ▼
 
==Books=As translator===
*Heidegger, Martin. What is Called Thinking? New York: Harper & Row, 1968. ▼
 
===As contributor===
▲Hegel’s Hellenic Ideal. New York: King’s Crown Press, 1941.
*McGrath, Earl. The Humanities in Higher Education. Dubuque: W.C. Brown, 1949. ▼
*Kline, George L. European Philosophy Today. Chicago: Quadrangle Books, 1965. ▼
*Anton, John. Naturalism and Historical Understanding. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1967. ▼
*Somer, John, James Wilcox, and James Coulos. Literature and Rhetoric: an Anthology for Composition. Atlanta: Scott, Foresman, 1969. ▼
 
==References==
▲The Warriors: Reflections on Men in Battle. New York: Harcourt, 1959.
[*[http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Gray__J_Glenn.html]]▼
*[[httphttps://www.jstor.org/pss/40321010]]▼
[*[http://www.coloradocollege.edu/Alumni/CyberTiger/Archives/200710/J.%20Glenn%20Gray%20Brochure.pdf]]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}▼
*[https://www.coloradocollege.edu/academics/dept/philosophy/history-of-the-department/]
 
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The Promise of Wisdom: An Introduction to Philosophy of Education. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1968.
 
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▲Understanding Violence Philosophically and Other Essays. New York: Harper & Row, 1970.
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[[Category:20th-century American translators]]
▲Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich. On Art, Religion, Philosophy: Introductory Lectures to the Realm of Absolute Spirit. New York: Harper & Row, 1970.
[[Category:20th-century American philosophers]]
==Translations ==
 
▲Heidegger, Martin. What is Called Thinking? New York: Harper & Row, 1968.
==Contributions to Books==
 
▲McGrath, Earl. The Humanities in Higher Education. Dubuque: W.C. Brown, 1949.
▲Kline, George L. European Philosophy Today. Chicago: Quadrangle Books, 1965.
▲Anton, John. Naturalism and Historical Understanding. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1967.
▲Somer, John, James Wilcox, and James Coulos. Literature and Rhetoric: an Anthology for Composition. Atlanta: Scott, Foresman, 1969.
 
 
==See Cribbed Source & other items==
 
▲[[http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Gray__J_Glenn.html]]
▲[[http://www.jstor.org/pss/40321010]]
 
▲[[http://www.coloradocollege.edu/Alumni/CyberTiger/Archives/200710/J.%20Glenn%20Gray%20Brochure.pdf]]
 
▲[[Category:Translators]]
▲[[Category:American philosophers]]
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