Philosopher : a kind of life / Ted Honderich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Honderich, Ted.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Honderich, Ted.

Philosophers--England--Biography.

Philosophers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (468 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The story of Ted Honderich, philosopher, a story of a perilous philosophical life, marked by critical examination, and a compelling personal life full of human drama. This is the story of Ted Honderich's perilous progress from boyhood in Canada to the Grote Professorship of Mind and Logic at University College London, A. J. Ayer's chair. It is compelling, candid and revealing about the beginning and the goal, and everything in between: early work as a journalist on The Toronto Star, travels with Elvis Presley, arrival in Britain, loves and friendships, academic rivalries and battles, marria

Contents:

COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; 1 This green summer; 2 Village; 3 City school Saturdays girls; 4 From university distracted First Love; 5 Awake in England; 6 Bracing life assigned to punishment married again; 7 A department joined moral and political utterances; 8 Nadir determinism again America; 9 Academic battles political violence an ending; 10 Effects a proud Scot justice 4 Keats Grove; 11 The higher social life Chancery Court much else; 12 Mind and brain etc anathema; 13 Professor psychoneural intimacy disarrays; 14 Mental and other events Johnny determinism done

15 Life hopes the Grote an idea'd girl16 Harmless drudge functionalism socialist landlord; 17 Ingrid court again; 18 Consciousness as existence farewells; 19 Coda; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-56073-7

1-280-11316-2

9786610113163

1-134-56074-5

0-203-99227-X

9780203992272

OCLC:

475963485