Enlightening journey : the autobiography of an American scholar / Nicholas Rescher.

Author
Rescher, Nicholas [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2002.
Description
xvi, 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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    Philosopher Rescher updates his autobiographical work previously published as Mid Journey (1975), Ongoing Journey (1985), and Instructive Journey (1995). He primarily focuses on his professional life, which included positions at Oxford U., the Rand Corporation, and the U. of Pittsburgh. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-275) and index.
    Contents
    • Family Background
    • A German Childhood, Hagen: 1928-1939
    • An Immigrant Boy, Beechhurst: 1938-1942
    • High School Days: 1942-1946
    • Queens College, Flushing: 1946-1949
    • Princeton University: 1949-1952
    • U.S.M.C., Washington, DC: 1952-1954
    • The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica: 1954-1956
    • Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA: 1957-1961
    • Pittsburgh, The First Years: 1961-1966
    • Pittsburgh, The Years of Change: 1966-1971
    • Pittsburgh and Oxford: 1971-1974
    • Retrospect: 1975
    • Squirrel Hill: 1975-1980
    • Wanderings: 1981-1985
    • Retrospect: 1985
    • Toward the 1990s: 1985-1989
    • Changing Priorities: 1990-1995
    • Retrospect: 1995
    • At the Dawn of a New Millennium: 1996-2002
    • Retrospect: 2002.
    ISBN
    • 0739104225 ((alk. paper))
    • 9780739104224 ((alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2002005158
    OCLC
    49566273
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