Dagobert David Runes (January 6, 1902 – September 24, 1982) was a philosopher and author. Born in Zastavna, Austro-Hungry (later part of the USSR), he emigrated to the United States in 1926. He had received a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Vienna in 1924. In the U.S. he became editor of 'The Modern Thinker" and, later 'Current Digest. From 1931 - 1934 he was Director of the Institute for Advanced Education in New York City. In 1941 he founded the Philosophical Library, a spiritual organization and publisher. Runes was a colleague and friend of Albert Einstein.
Runes is responsible for publishing an English translation of Marx's On the Jewish Question, which he published under the title A World without Jews, and editing The Dictionary of Philosophy, published in 1942.
He married Rose Morse and had two children: Regeen and Richard.
Selected works
- A World without Jews (translator) (New York: The Philosophical Library, 1959)
- Dictionary of Philosophy (editor) (Littlefield Adams & Co., 1942)
- Jordan Lieder: Frühe Gedichte (author) (New York: The Philosophical Library, 1948)
- Letters to My Daughter (author) (New York: The Philosophical Library, 1954)
- Letters to My Son (author) (New York: The Philosophical Library, 1949)
- Treasury of Philosophy (editor) (New York: The Philosophical Library, 1955)
Sources
Dagobert Runes, obituary, New York Times, September 27, 1982, p. D-9.
External links
- Works edited by Runes, in the Internet Archive
- Dictionary of Philosophy
- Correspondence with Einstein
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