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American Philosopher

Nicholas Fotion Education Alma mater University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Academic advisor John Searle Philosophical work Era Contemporary philosophy Region Western philosophy Main interests Moral Philosophy Just war theory Intentionality · Social reality

**Nicholas George Fotion** (September 18, 1927 – 2019)[1] was an American philosopher noted for his contributions to the philosophy of ethics and philosophy of language. He has written on military ethics, terrorism,[2] and [just war theory](/source/Just_war_theory). He has also worked on the [speech act theory](/source/Speech_act_theory) of [John Searle](/source/John_Searle) and [J.L. Austin](/source/J.L._Austin).[3][4] He was professor emeritus at [Emory University](/source/Emory_University).[5]

Fotion was born in [Cedar Rapids](/source/Cedar_Rapids), Iowa, in 1927. He died in [Atlanta](/source/Atlanta), Georgia, in December 2019.[6]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"](https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/38050523:2238?tid=&pid=&queryId=b9be4558-d05c-401d-b224-bc5bd515a445&_phsrc=MZA233&_phstart=successSource). *Ancestry*. Retrieved December 19, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Terrorism"](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/terrorism/#TerrUnju). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved May 10, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Fotion, N. (1971). ["Master Speech Acts"](https://doi.org/10.2307/2218128). *The Philosophical Quarterly*. **21** (84): 232–243. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2307/2218128](https://doi.org/10.2307%2F2218128). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [2218128](https://www.jstor.org/stable/2218128).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Nicholas Fotion"](http://philosophy.emory.edu/home/people/emeritus/fotion-nicholas.html).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Nicholas Fotion"](https://www.britannica.com/contributor/Nicholas-Fotion/7746444).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Memorial Minutes, 2020"](https://www.apaonline.org/general/custom.asp?page=memorial_minutes2020). *American Philosophical Association*. Retrieved December 19, 2023.

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