Vere Chappell

Vere Chappell
Born(1930-03-22)March 22, 1930
DiedJanuary 31, 2019(2019-01-31) (aged 88)
SpouseSheryl Chappell
Education
Alma materYale University
Philosophical work
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic
Doctoral studentsWilliam Lycan

Vere Claiborne Chappell (March 22, 1930 – January 28, 2019) was an American philosopher and scholar specializing in early modern philosophy, history of philosophy, philosophy of mind and action, and metaphysics.

Chappell was born in Rochester, New York, in 1930, receiving his PhD from Yale University in 1958.

In 2008 a collection of essays was published in honor of his work.

Chappell died in North Adams, Massachusetts, on January 28, 2019, at the age of 88.