▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁he ▁became ▁Professor ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁at ▁Ass umption ▁College , ▁( l ater ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁W inds or ), ▁where ▁he ▁taught ▁gradu ate ▁and ▁under grad uate ▁courses ▁in ▁met aph ys ics ▁and ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁philosophy ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁W inds or ▁awards ▁the ▁John ▁N . ▁De ck ▁Memorial ▁Prize ▁in ▁Philosoph y ▁each ▁year ▁" in ▁recognition ▁of ▁out standing ▁sch ol astic ▁achiev ement ▁or ▁prof ic iency ." ▁ ▁At ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁Ne op lat on ism ▁in ▁philosophy , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁philosophy ▁itself ▁in ▁the ▁university , ▁was ▁considered ▁hop eless ly ▁out dated , ▁he ▁developed ▁a ▁fresh man ▁class ▁called ▁" D ream ▁world s ▁and ▁real ▁world s " ▁that ▁brought ▁the ▁message ▁of ▁Plot inus ▁to ▁the ▁most ▁un prom ising ▁students ; ▁it ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁imm ens ely ▁popular , ▁dis con cert ing ▁his ▁academic ▁riv als . ▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁he ▁is ▁arg u ably ▁more ▁popular ▁and ▁influ ential ▁now ▁than ▁ever ▁before . ▁Nature , ▁Cont empl ation , ▁and ▁the ▁One ▁was ▁repub lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁( back ▁in ▁print ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁after ▁over ▁twenty ▁years , ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁convenient ▁paper back ) ▁and ▁now ▁a ▁pro l ifer ation ▁of ▁websites ▁such ▁as ▁Anthony ▁Flo od ' s ▁ ▁are ▁making ▁available