Lawrence Haworth

Lawrence Lindley "Larry" Haworth (born December 14, 1926) is an American-born, Canadian philosopher.

Haworth is the author of several books of political philosophy, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and distinguished professor emeritus at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario.

Haworth was born in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in the south suburbs of Hazel Crest and Homewood.

After the war he was sent to Japan where he was assigned to the 32nd Infantry Division as part of the military occupation.

Subsequently, he was transferred to I Corp, based in Kyoto.

While there he began the study of philosophy under the tutelage of Professor Erwin Jahn, a German Professor of Philosophy at Kyoto University.

In the pre-first world war years Jahn had been an assistant to the German psychologist Wilhelm Wundt, sometimes referred to as the founder of experimental psychology.

Jahn's tutelage consolidated Haworth's commitment to the study of philosophy.

He began his undergraduate studies in 1943 at Thornton Junior College, Harvey, Illinois, and continued for a term at Ripon College, Ripon, Wisconsin.

In early 1945 he was drafted into the United States Army.

After the war, he attended Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, where in 1949 he received the BA "With Highest Distinction".

In 1949, Haworth began PhD studies in philosophy at the University of Illinois under the supervision of Max Fisch.

In 1952 he was awarded a PhD in philosophy and at the same time was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

Haworth's first academic appointment was at the University of Alabama (1952–54), followed by Purdue University (1954–65).

In 1965 he accepted a professorship at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, and continued there until his retirement in 1995.

Along with teaching, Haworth served at various times as Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Associate Dean of Computing, and Associate Dean for Research, all in the Faculty of Arts, and as Chair of the Department of Philosophy.

He was the founding Director of the University of Waterloo Centre for Society, Technology and Values and was a Consultant to the Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., from 1965 to 1970.

Haworth is currently Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Waterloo and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

Haworth is married to Alison Pedlar, Distinguished Professor Emerita, University of Waterloo.

He has two children, Alan Gardener (née Larry Haworth), deceased, and Ruth Ellis Haworth.