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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.
List of contents
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
About the author
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.
Summary
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.
