Age, Biography and Wiki

Jonathan Dancy (Jonathan Peter Dancy) was born on 8 May, 1946 in United States, is a British philosopher. Discover Jonathan Dancy's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 77 years old?

Popular As Jonathan Peter Dancy
Occupation N/A
Age 77 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 8 May, 1946
Birthday 8 May
Birthplace N/A
Nationality United States

We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 8 May. He is a member of famous philosopher with the age 77 years old group.

Jonathan Dancy Height, Weight & Measurements

At 77 years old, Jonathan Dancy height not available right now. We will update Jonathan Dancy's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.

Physical Status
Height Not Available
Weight Not Available
Body Measurements Not Available
Eye Color Not Available
Hair Color Not Available

Who Is Jonathan Dancy's Wife?

His wife is Sarah Birley (m. 1973)

Family
Parents Not Available
Wife Sarah Birley (m. 1973)
Sibling Not Available
Children 3, including Hugh

Jonathan Dancy Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jonathan Dancy worth at the age of 77 years old? Jonathan Dancy’s income source is mostly from being a successful philosopher. He is from United States. We have estimated Jonathan Dancy's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
House Not Available
Cars Not Available
Source of Income philosopher

Jonathan Dancy Social Network

Instagram
Linkedin
Twitter
Facebook
Wikipedia
Imdb

Timeline

1946

Jonathan Peter Dancy (born 8 May 1946) is a British philosopher, who has written on ethics and epistemology.

He is currently Professor of Philosophy at University of Texas at Austin and Research Professor at the University of Reading.

He taught previously for many years at the University of Keele.

Dancy is the son of John Christopher Dancy.

1965

He was educated at Winchester College, where he was Head Boy and played cricket for the school, and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he obtained a double first in classics (1965–7: Classical Honour Moderations: First Class Honours; 1967–9: Literae Humaniores: First Class Honours, BA).

After graduating he served as a lecturer at Pembroke College, Oxford for a year.

1971

In 1971 he became a lecturer at Keele University, becoming professor there in 1991.

1973

In 1973 he married Sarah Birley; they have three children: the actor Hugh Dancy; Jack Dancy, who runs a travel company; and Kate Redman, who works for UNESCO.

2010

After his daughter-in-law, American actress Claire Danes, mentioned him during an appearance on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Dancy appeared as a guest on the programme on 1 April 2010.

2016

He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2016.

After having worked on problems of epistemology, and more particularly on the nature of perception (argument from illusion), he emerged as the leading proponent in ethics of moral particularism, the idea that all moral reasons are particular and context-sensitive, rather than general.

Dancy also defends what he calls the holism of reasons, namely the idea that a consideration that is a reason for acting in a certain way in one case may not be a reason for acting in that way, or even a reason for not acting in that way, in other cases.

In this sense, reasons are context-dependent.

Dancy argues that the holism of reasons provides a major support for the main claim of his particularism, i.e., that there are no moral principles but that morality can get on perfectly well without them.

Dancy edited some of George Berkeley's writings and dedicated a book to the Anglo-Irish thinker.