Portraits of American Philosophy

In Portraits of American Philosophy, eight of America’s most prominent philosophers offer autobiographical narratives that remind us that the life of a scholar is both a tale of personal struggle and an adventure in ideas.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

Introduction

About the Contributors

1. A Life in Philosophy
Nicholas Wolterstorff

2. Sixty Years of Philosophy in a Life
J. B. Schneewind

3. How It Was
Judith Jarvis Thomson

4. A Philosopher's Calling
Ruth Barcan Marcus

5. The Romance of Philosophy
Richard J. Bernstein

6. Reflections of My Career in Philosophy
Harry Frankfurt

7. God and Evil Among the Philosophers
Marilyn McCord Adams

8. Unnatural Lotteries and Diversity in Philosophy
Claudia Card

Index

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Steven M. Cahn is professor emeritus of philosophy at the City University of New York Graduate Center, where he served for a decade as provost and vice president for The Office of Academic Affairs, then as acting president. He is the author or editor of nearly seventy books. Most recently he wrote Saints and Scamps: Ethics in Academia, 25th Anniversary Edition; From Student to Scholar: A Candid Guide to Becoming a Professor; Teaching Philosophy: A Guide; and Navigating Academic Life: How the System Works. He edited Morality, Responsibility, and the University: Studies in Academic Ethics; The Affirmative Action Debate; Moral Problems in Higher Education; and served as general editor of the fifteen-volume Rowman & Littlefield series Issues in Academic Ethics.

Zusammenfassung

In Portraits of American Philosophy, eight of America's most prominent philosophers offer autobiographical narratives that remind us that the life of a scholar is both a tale of personal struggle and an adventure in ideas.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Steven M. Cahn
• Mitarbeit: Steven M. Cahn (Herausgeber), Cahn Steven M. (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 23.08.2013
• EAN: 9781442223332
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-2333-2
• Seiten: 192
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur > Briefe, Tagebücher; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Philosophie: Antike bis Gegenwart; USA, American Studies, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, United States of America, USA, Western philosophy from c 1800, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -