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John Hospers
American philosopher and politician (1918–2011)
"Hospers" redirects here. For the community in the midwestern United States, see Hospers, Iowa.
John Hospers (June 9, 1918 – June 12, 2011) was an American philosopher and political activist.
Hospers was interested in Objectivism, and was once a friend of the philosopher Ayn Rand, though she later broke with him. In 1972, Hospers became the first presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party, and was the only minor party candidate to receive an electoral vote in that year's U.S.
presidential election.[1]
Background
John Hospers was born to a Dutch-American family in Pella, Iowa, on June 9, 1918, the son of Dena Helena (Verhey) and John De Gelder Hospers.[2][3] He graduated from Central College in 1939 before earning an MA in English from the University of Iowa in 1942 and a PhD in philosophy from Columbia University in 1946.
He conducted research, wrote, and taught in areas of phi