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| '''James Henry Fetzer''' (born ], ] in ]) is an American ] and Distinguished McKnight University Professor ] at the ]. <ref></ref> He is co-founder and co-chair of ], "a non-partisan association of faculty, students, and scholars dedicated to exposing falsehoods and to revealing truths behind 9/11". <ref></ref> |
'''James Henry Fetzer''' (born ], ] in ]) is an American ] and Distinguished McKnight University Professor ] at the ]. <ref></ref> He is co-founder and co-chair of ], "a non-partisan association of faculty, students, and scholars dedicated to exposing falsehoods and to revealing truths behind 9/11". <ref></ref> He is known for advocating ]. <ref>{{cite news |first = Justin|last = Pope|title = 9/11 Conspiracy Theorists Thriving|url =http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2279929|work = ABC News > U.S.|publisher = ABCNews Internet Ventures|date = 2006-08-06|accessdate = 2006-08-21}}</ref> | ||
| ==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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James Henry Fetzer (born December 6, 1940 in Pasadena, California) is an American philosopher and Distinguished McKnight University Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota Duluth. He is co-founder and co-chair of Scholars for 9/11 Truth, "a non-partisan association of faculty, students, and scholars dedicated to exposing falsehoods and to revealing truths behind 9/11". He is known for advocating conspiracy theories.
Biography
James H. Fetzer was born in Pasadena, California in 1940 and attended South Pasadena High School where he received The Carver Award for leadership. After completing high school, he went on to study philosophy at Princeton University and graduated magna cum laude in 1962. After four years as a commissioned officer in the Marine Corps, he resigned his commission as a Captain to begin graduate work at Indiana University. In 1970 he completed his Ph.D. in the history and philosophy of science.
Fetzer taught at various schools including the University of Kentucky, the University of Virginia (twice) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before he received tenure at the University of Minnesota Duluth, where he taught from 1987 until his retirement in June 2006.
Works
Fetzer has published numerous articles and books on philosophy of science, computer science, artificial intelligence and cognitive science. He also founded the international journal, Minds and Machines, which he edited for eleven years, and the professional library, Studies in Cognitive Systems, which includes thirty volumes.
Controversial views
Fetzer holds several unorthodox views of events in US history. Fetzer has been interviewed on his theories by radio hosts such as Laura Ingraham, Jerry Springer, Donny Deutch and several hosts on Air America, among others.
Some have questioned his apparent endorsement of a military coup to overthrow the Bush administration, which he considers traitors.
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Fetzer has endorsed several unorthodox accounts of John F. Kennedy's assassination, including the assertion that the government altered the Zapruder film. He has edited three collections of studies on the assassination, chaired or co-chaired four conferences on the subject and made numerous of talk show appearances on the topic.
September 11, 2001 Attacks
Fetzer supports the assertion that the U.S. government orchestrated the September 11, 2001 attacks for political and economical gains and that the World Trade centers one, two and seven were brought down by pre-planted explosives.
On June 22 2006, Fetzer was a guest on Fox News Channel's Hannity and Colmes where he discussed his stance on several 9/11 conspiracy theories. Later that month, he appeared at the 9/11 + The Neo-Con Agenda Symposium in Los Angeles, California.
In July 2006, Fetzer discussed Bill O'Reilly's remark that, if Kevin Barrett had been at his alma mater, Boston University, he would have been found "floating face down in the river", stating, "When public threats can be made to a citizen's life for expressing his opinions on a controversial topic and neither the government nor the media respond, that is a sure sign we are living in a fascist state." Further that month, Fetzer detailed his research and theories during the Midwest Social Forum held on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in a joint presentation with Kevin Barrett, also a member of Scholars for 9/11 Truth.
Death of Paul Wellstone
Fetzer has co-authored a book, in which argues that Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone's death in a airplane crash was not accidental but was the result of a government conspiracy.
Publications (partial)
- Scientific Knowledge|Scientific Knowledge: Causation, Explanation, and Corroboration
- Artificial Intelligence: Its Scope and Limits
- Computers and Cognition: Why Minds are Not Machines
- The Evolution of Intelligence: Are Humans the Only Animals with Minds?
- Consciousness Evolving (Advances in Consciousness Research)
- Assassination Science
- Murder in Dealey Plaza
- The Great Zapruder Film Hoax
- American Assassination
References
- James H. Fetzer, UMD page
- Scholars for 9/11 Truth - Who Are We
- Pope, Justin (2006-08-06). "9/11 Conspiracy Theorists Thriving". ABC News > U.S. ABCNews Internet Ventures. Retrieved 2006-08-21.
- ^ John Gravois, "Professors of Paranoia?: Academics give a scholarly stamp to 9/11 conspiracy theories", The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 23, 2006.
- Faculty Information Records, UMD, 1987-2006
- London Daily Mail: Fury as academics claim 9/11 was 'inside job'
- James Fetzer on Hannity & Colmes, via YouTube
- American Scholars Symposium
- Jim Kouri, "Activist Kevin Barrett Claims Bill O'Reilly Threatened Him", National Ledger, July 23, 2006.
- Megan Twohey, "Lecturer denounces critics of his 9-11 teachings: 'Inside job' theory draws calls for firing, UW probe", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 9, 2006.
- Dameron, Eva (2005, October 31). "Author makes case for murder". Daily Lobo (University of New Mexico).
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External links
- Non-Random Thoughts, Fetzer's weekly radio talk show on the Republic Broadcasting Network
- Black Op Radio, a "political conspiracy research" talk show that Fetzer cohosts