9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Canadian ▁phil os opher . ▁Ad her ing ▁to ▁neither ▁s art orial ▁nor ▁intellectual ▁f ash ions , ▁De ck ▁inspired ▁gener ations ▁of ▁students ▁with ▁his ▁highly ▁id ios ync r atic ▁form ▁of ▁ideal ism , ▁der iving ▁from ▁Plot inus ▁but ▁equally ▁root ed ▁in ▁Thomas ▁Aqu inas ▁and ▁H eg el . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Ass umption ▁College ▁in ▁W inds or , ▁Ontario , ▁which ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁was ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Western ▁Ontario ▁( B . A ., ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁M . A ., ▁ 1 9 4 6 ). ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁philosophy ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁His ▁doctor al ▁dis sert ation ▁re app ra ised ▁the ▁Ne op lat onic ▁philosophy ▁of ▁Plot inus ▁from ▁the ▁stand point ▁of ▁a ▁central ▁doctrine ▁in ▁his ▁En ne ads , ▁expl oring ▁how ▁" cont empl ative ▁producing " ▁gives ▁rise ▁to ▁every ▁level ▁of ▁reality , ▁including ▁the ▁physical ▁world ; ▁it ▁was ▁published ▁as ▁Nature , ▁Cont empl ation , ▁and ▁the ▁One : ▁A ▁Study ▁in ▁the ▁Philosoph y ▁of ▁Plot inus ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto ▁Press ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁▁ ▁After ▁serving ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁Professor ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁at ▁Boston ▁College ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁brief ▁st int ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁Railway ,