Peach, Bernard, 1918-

William Bernard Peach joined the Philosophy Department of Duke University in 1951 and later became an emeritus professor.

From the description of Bernard Peach papers, [1946-1992]. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 57225809

Born June 20, 1918 in Roslyn, Wash., William Bernard Peach was educated at Whitman College (B.A., 1940), at the University of California, Berkeley, (1940-41), and at Harvard University (M.A., 1949; Ph.D., 1951). Peach came to Duke University as an instructor in the Department of Philosophy (1951-1952). He was an assistant professor (1952-1957), and associate professor (1957-1963). Peach became a professor of philosophy (1963) and an emeritus professor.

Peach received a number of awards and honors during his career. He was a Guggenheim Fellow (1957-58) and a Fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities (1972-73; 1983). Peach received a grant from the American Philosophical Society (1958-59), and was awarded a Doctor of Humanities from Whitman College (1980). Peach became an emeritus professor of philosophy at Duke University.

Peach's writings include: (Editor), Illustrations on the Moral Sense, (1971); (Editor) Richard Price and the Ethical Foundations of the American Revolution: Selections From His Pamphlets, (1979). (Editor with D. O. Thomas), The Correspondence of Richard Price, Duke University Press, (Volume I,1983; Volume III, 1988). Peach was also a contributor to a number of philosophy journals.

Peach married Alice Mary Barber on December 2, 1940, and had four children.

From the guide to the Bernard Peach Papers, [1946 - 1992], (University Archives, Duke University)