Collection of manuscript material, offprints, association-copies and books from the library and personal collection of Professor Henry David Aiken, American Philosopher, specialist on Analytic Philosophy, Aesthetics, Ethics and Education at the Universities of Columbia, Harvard, Michigan and Brandeis. The collection reflects Aiken's deep connections to the important postwar-period of great thinkers at American Universities like Harvard and Brandeis. Aiken was friends with John Rawls, Raphael Demos, Daniel Bell, Arnold Kaufman, Stephen Toulmin, Israel Scheffler. Aiken's "Beloved teacher" and mentor was Ralph Barton Perry (see his dedication in "Predicament of the University"). More importantly, Aiken was accepted as scholar and friend around

Aiken, Henry David / John Rawls / Donald Davidson / Rudolf Carnap / Roderick M. Chisholm / Nelson Goodman / Raphael Demos and others.

Published by Harvard / Brandeis / Cambridge (Mass.) etc., c. 1935 - 1975., 1975

Octavo & Quarto. More than 2000 pages. Original Softcover / Stapled. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Henry David Aiken (1912 1982), U.S. philosopher. Aiken was born in Portland, Oregon, and taught at the universities of Columbia, Washington, Harvard (1946 65), and Brandeis (1965 80), specializing in ethics, esthetics, and the history of philosophy. He was influenced by the British analytic movement, by the American naturalists especially Santayana, and by David Hume's moral and political writings, some of which he edited. Among the works he wrote are The Age of Ideology (1957), selections including a commentary on 19th-century thought; Reason and Conduct (1962), a collection of essays in moral philosophy; and Predicament of the University (1971). [Source: Richard H. Popkin] Sprache: english. Seller Inventory # 31027AB

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Title: Collection of manuscript material, offprints...
Publisher: Harvard / Brandeis / Cambridge (Mass.) etc., c. 1935 - 1975.
Publication Date: 1975
Binding: Soft cover