Walton, Kendall L(ewis)

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WALTON, Kendall L(ewis)

WALTON, Kendall L(ewis). American, b. 1939. Genres: Art/Art history, Literary criticism and history, Music, Philosophy. Career: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, lecturer, 1965-67, assistant professor, 1967-72, associate professor, 1972-79, professor of philosophy, 1979-, Charles L. Stevenson Collegiate Professor of Philosophy, 2000-, member of executive committee, Humanities Institute, 1987-89, Nelson fellow, 1991-. University of Washington, Seattle, visiting assistant professor, 1971; Australian National University, visiting fellow, 1974; University of London, lecturer, 1974; Stanford Humanities Center, Marta Sutton Weeks fellow, 1982-83; Trinity University, Stieren distinguished lecturer in the arts, 1991; Princeton University, Carl G. Hempel lecturer, 1991; lecturer at universities in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia; American Academy of Arts and Sciences, fellow; American Society for Aesthetics, president, 2003-05. Publications: Mimesis as Make-Believe: On the Foundations of the Representational Arts, 1990. Address: Department of Philosophy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, U.S.A.