Nelson Thomas Potter Jr.
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| Born | Nelson Thomas Potter Jr. September 22, 1939 Mount Morris, Illinois, United States |
| Died | May 12, 2013 (aged 73) Lincoln, Nebraska, United States |
| Nationality | United States |
| Fields | Philosophy |
| Institutions | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University |
| Known for | Philosophy, Philosophy of Kant, Moral philosophy |
| Notable awards | Woodrow Wilson Fellow |
Nelson Thomas Potter Jr. (September 22, 1939 – May 12, 2013) was a professor of philosophy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States.
In 1961, he graduated summa cum laude from Monmouth College and in 1969, he received as Ph. D. from Johns Hopkins University in philosophy. In 1965, he became a faculty member of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and was chair of the department from 1980 to 1985. He was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. His philosophical research focused on ethics, aesthetics, and the philosophy of Kant. He retired and became professor emeritus in 2010.
He was born and raised in Mount Morris, Illinois, the son of professional baseball player Nels Potter and Hazel (Park) Potter. In 1978, he married Kathleen Johnson and had a daughter Sophia. He was a member of Nebraskans Against the Death Penalty and the ACLU.
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