Norbert M. Samuelson

Article summary

Norbert Max Samuelson (February 15, 1936 – May 9, 2022) was an American scholar of Jewish philosophy. He was professor emeritus at Arizona State University, having held the Grossman Chair of Jewish Studies there. He wrote 13 books and over 200 articles, with research interests in Jewish philosophy, philosophy and religion, philosophy and science, 20th-century philosophy (with an emphasis on Alfred North Whitehead and Franz Rosenzweig), and Jewish Aristotelians with an emphasis on Gersonides (Levi Ben Gershom); he also lectured at university-level conferences around the world.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1969 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 2022-05-09 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1969". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "2022-05-09". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360905076