Stanley H. Rosen

Stanley H. Rosen July 29, 1929 May 4, 2014 Stanley H. Rosen, a member of the faculty of Penn State's Department of Philosophy from 1956 to 1994, died on May 4 in Philadelphia following a brief illness. He was 84. Dr. Rosen was born on July 29, 1929 in Warren, Ohio, to Nathan and Celia Rosen, and grew up in Cleveland. He earned his BA and PhD degrees from the University of Chicago, where he was a student of Leo Strauss at the Committee on Social Thought. In 1956, Dr. Rosen joined the Philosophy Department at Penn State, and was appointed Evan Pugh Professor of Philosophy in 1985. After retiring from Penn State in 1994, he joined the faculty of Boston University and served as Borden Parker Bowne Professor of Philosophy and University Professor for fourteen years before retiring with emeritus status in 2008. Dr. Rosen authored twenty books and over one hundred twenty-five articles and book chapters which include major contributions to the study of Plato, Hegel, Heidegger, and Nietzsche. His work has been influential in the fields of metaphysics and epistemology, political philosophy, rhetoric, and literary theory. He was the recipient of numerous honors and awards, and his books have been translated into many languages including French, Polish, Catalan, Japanese, and Chinese. Dr. Rosen was married to his wife, Fran oise, for over 58 years. They raised their three children in State College, where they had many dear friends over the course of almost four decades. Dr. Rosen was beloved by his students, family, friends, and neighbors for his great intelligence, kind-heartedness and generosity, and his irreverent sense of humor. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his son, Nicholas D. Rosen, of Arlington, Va.; his son, Paul M. Rosen, daughter-in-law, Sheehan Ednie-Rosen, and grandchildren, Jebediah, Elijah, and Caleb Rosen, of Victor, Mont.; and by his daughter, Valerie R. Wilson, son-in-law Evan, A. Wilson, and granddaughter, Jane Wilson, of Ardmore. He is also survived by his brother, Norman Rosen and sister-in-law, Pari Rosen; by his niece, Laura Bashar; and nephew, Eric Rosen; and by his brother, Ronald Rosen. Funeral services will be private, with a memorial service planned for a future date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation.