Robert C. Solomon
Born in 1942
Philosophy
Robert C. Solomon was a professor of continental philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin.
Born in 1942, he earned degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan.
Solomon's expertise focused on 19th-century German philosophy and 20th-century Continental philosophy.
He authored over 40 books, developed a cognitivist theory of emotions, and argued that romantic love is a cultural construct rather than an inherent state.
Solomon received numerous teaching awards and was known for his lectures on Nietzsche and existentialist philosophers.
He made a cameo in the film "Waking Life" and collaborated on several books with his wife, philosopher Kathleen Higgins.
Solomon passed away in 2007 at Zurich airport.
