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Birth
Born in London, England -
Bachelor's Degree
He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from King's College, Cambridge. -
Ministry of Aircraft Production work
Toulmin was hired by the Ministry of Aircraft Production as a junior scientific officer, first at the Malvern Radar Research and Development Station and later at the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Germany. involved in the development of radar -
Dissertation/First book
After World War II, he returned to England to earn his Master of Arts degree in 1947 and a PhD in philosophy from Cambridge University, releasing his dissertation An Examination of the Place of Reason in Ethics (1950) -
Second book
After graduation, he was appointed University Lecturer in Philosophy of Science at Oxford University from 1949 to 1954. Here he released his second book The Philosophy of Science: an Introduction (1953) -
Third book
While at the University of Leeds, he published one of his most influential books The Uses of Argument (1958)
Linked below is an educational video about "The Toulmin Model" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ifc3FQ0WccU -
Moved to USA
After received multiple degrees in England, He moved to America and spent the remainder of his life as a professor at several American universities.
https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2010/jan/10/stephen-toulmin-obituary -
Fourth book
While at the University of California, Santa Cruz, he published his fourth book Human Understanding: The Collective Use and Evolution of Concepts (1972) -
Fifth book
Toulmin worked with the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research. It was here that he collaborated with Albert R. Jonsen to publish his fifth book The Abuse of Casuistry: A History of Moral Reasoning (1988) -
Sixth book
He published his sixth book which criticizes the practical use and the thinning morality underlying modern science. Cosmopolis: The Hidden Agenda of Modernity (1990) -
Death
Died at the age of 87 in Los Angeles, California.
Linked is an interesting interview of the man himself about Aristotle and ethics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zI3ThjCQuk
