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Adventures in Philosophy at Notre Dame
Kenneth M. Sayre
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Description for Adventures in Philosophy at Notre Dame
Paperback. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Adventures in Philosophy at Notre Dame recounts the fascinating history of the University of Notre Dame's Department of Philosophy, chronicling the challenges, difficulties, and tensions that accompanied its transition from an obscure outpost of scholasticism in the 1940s into one of the more distinguished philosophy departments in the world today. Its author, Kenneth Sayre, who has been a faculty member for over five decades, focuses on the people of the department, describing what they were like, how they got along with each other, and how their personal predilections and ambitions affected the affairs of the department overall.
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Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
547g
Number of Pages
402
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268017842
SKU
V9780268017842
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About Kenneth M. Sayre
Kenneth M. Sayre is professor of philosophy and director of the Philosophic Institute at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of numerous books, including Unearthed: The Economic Roots of Our Environmental Crisis (University of Notre Dame Press, 2010).
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"Kenneth Sayre tells the story of the transition of the philosophy department at Notre Dame with a keen eye for how these transitions illuminate transitions in the developments in philosophy, broadly speaking. I think the great achievement of this book is not only its well-crafted history of the Notre Dame philosophy department, but its reminder to us that philosophers are ... Read more