Wilf K. Backhaus

Wilfried Karl Backhaus (7 November 1946 - 14 October 2009) was a role-playing game designer, business professor,and lawyer. He co-designed Chivalry & Sorcery a role playing game. He founded the "Loyal Order of Chivalry & Sorcery" (Locs) and was a baron in the SCA.
He was also a published philosopher. Most recently he moderated a panel during a conference at University of Maryland, College Park and was a special guest at the Calgary Games Convention (CalCon).
On 14 October 2009 Backhaus died following a two year battle with cancer.
Publications
Academic
*1996 "Hume's Touchstone and the Politics of Meaningful Discourse" Dialogue, XXXV (1996), pages 651-676. Reprinted in Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800 LC 157 page 223
*1994 "Shaking the Pillars: Quality and Unspoken Bioethical Values in a Pluralistic Society" Quality Culture: Quality for Turbulent Times. Camrose: J. Ross Enterprises Ltd. pages 100-105.
*1994 "Hume's Fork and Analytic/Trifling Propositions" Journal of Speculative Philosophy, Volume 8, Number 2 (1994), pages 79-96.
*1993 "Advantageous Falsehood: The Person Moved By Faith Strikes Back" Philosophy & Theology, Volume 7, Number 3. (Spring, 1993) ages, pages 289-310.
*1992 "La teoria humeana de las propiedades no sensoriales" Cuadernos de Filosofia, (Translated by Professor M. Costa) Volume 23, Number 38 (November 1992) pages 3-18
*1992 "Hume and the Politics of Reason" Dialogue, XXXI (1992) pages 65-69.
*1991 "Is Hume a Neutral Monist?" South West Philosophy Review, Volume 7, Number 2, July, 1991, pages 1-15.
Game related
*1976 Co-Author (Self-Published) Chevalier - an alternate D&D
*1977-1996 Co-Author Chivalry & Sorcery (3 editions)
*1979 Author Rapier & Dagger
*1979 Co-Designer Middle Sea (a strategic board game)
*1980 Author Mage
*1981 Author Warrior
*1999 Co-Author Chivalry & Sorcery Light
*2000 Co-Author Chivalry & Sorcery updated edition of 1st edition (free download pdf)

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