Personal Life
Marcus Singer was born in 1926 in New York City. From 1944–1945 he served in the U.S. Army Air Forces. After mustering out of the army, he attended the University of Illinois, which awarded him a degree in 1948. In 1952, Singer earned his Ph.D. in philosophy at Cornell University. Immediately on receiving his doctorate, Singer accepted a position teaching in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he continued to teach until 1994. Marcus currently lives with his wife Blanche. Marcus has two daughters, Karen and Debra, and has one grand child, Isaac. Karen Singer is Principal and Artistic Director of Karen Singer Tileworks. (http://www.karensinger.com/Default.aspx). Debra Singer is a photographer/designer focused on environmental advocacy.
Singer served as the president of the American Philosophical Association, Central Division, from 1985 until 1986.
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