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Philosophy

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

Giorgio Agamben papers

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 1586
Scope and Contents:

The Giorgio Agamben papers contain writings, correspondence, and other papers by or relating to the life and works of Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben.

Dates: 1910-2016

Charles Montague Bakewell papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 765
Abstract: The papers consist of philosophical writings, lecture notes, and teaching materials documenting Charles Bakewell's career as professor of philosophy at Yale University. His role as a political and civic leader in Connecticut, and his continuing relationship with New Haven's Italian community, can also be traced in political addresses, and in miscellaneous notes. Also included are documents, research materials, and sixteen volumes of photographs depicting the work of the American Red Cross in...
Dates: 1897-1928, bulk 1916-1920

Ramdas Bhaduri papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 903
Abstract:

The papers consist of a three-volume holograph manuscript of Ramdas Bhaduri's, "The Kingdom of God on Earth, or, The Message of Peace to Future Humanity."

Dates: 1909-1952

Francis William Coker papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1052
Abstract:

The papers consist of bibliographies, outline examinations, notes, and worksheets for courses in government and political science taught by Francis W. Coker (1878-1963) at Yale University.

Dates: 1930-1957

Cecil Herbert Driver papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 782
Abstract: Correspondence, research materials, clippings, photographs, and reviews of Driver's biography, Tory Radical: The Life of Richard Oastler, published in 1946. Most significant in the papers is a series of eight letters written in 1832 by Oastler to Thomas Daniels, the secretary of the Manchester Short-Time Committee, a letter from Oastler's wife, Mary, and another from Michael Thomas Sadler, the author of the Ten-Hour Bill, to Oastler. Driver's correspondents...
Dates: 1807-1948

James William Fesler papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 207
Abstract: The papers consist of correspondence, writings, reports, memoranda, research material, clippings and photographs documenting the activities of James W. Fesler, as professor of political science at Yale University, as a participant in professional associations, and as a consultant on commissions appointed by the state of Connecticut, the United States government and the United Nations. His papers on the activities of the War Production Board (1941-1946) are particularly full and include...
Dates: 1918-1991

Jerome New Frank papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 222
Abstract: The papers consist of correspondence, legal material (including opinions, decisions, calendars, memoranda, and other papers), writings, speeches, Yale course materials, and family and personal papers of Jerome N. Frank, lawyer, government official during the New Deal, author, legal philosopher, teacher, and federal judge. The papers reflect Frank's wide range of activities, interests, and associations, and include important correspondence with many well known government officials, lawyers,...
Dates: 1918-1972, bulk 1929-1957

Richard C. Frewen papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1019
Abstract:

Two unpublished typescripts of Richard C. Frewen's speculation on the origin of the cosmos and of life.

Dates: 1900-1944

Michael Meredith Hare papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 6
Abstract: Correspondence, writings, notes, diaries, research materials, and other papers of Michael Meredith Hare, architect, philosopher, and author. The papers relate primarily to Hare's interest in the philosophical, theological, and mystical implications of the creative process and to his attempts to reconcile the laws of physics and parapsychological phenomena. In connection with this work, Hare corresponded with a number of psychologists, mathematicians, physicists, and philosophers....
Dates: 1935-1968

Thomas Hodgskin papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 575
Abstract:

The papers consist of correspondence, writings, lectures, and other papers of Thomas Hodgskin. Of particular interest is a group of letters between Hodgskin and Francis Place which give a detailed account of Hodgskin's experiences and reflections while travelling through Europe. Also included are some papers of a personal and family nature.

Dates: 1802-1903

Max Lerner papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 322
Abstract: The papers consist of correspondence, speeches, writings, and other papers, (including research and teaching materials, photographs, memorabilia, newspaper and periodical clippings, books, and radio and television tapes) of Max Lerner, an American educator, author, lecturer, historian, and political scientist. The papers focus on Lerner's public life and career with very little material on his personal or family life. The papers document Lerner's close association with Justice Felix...
Dates: 1927-1998

Ruth Barcan Marcus papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1993
Abstract:

This collection comprises the papers of noted philosoper and Yale professor, Ruth Barcan Marcus. The papers primarily document Marcus' scholarly contributions to the field of philosophy, as well as her teaching career at Yale and other universities. The collection includes correspondence, subject files, notebooks, writings, teaching materials, audio recordings, and electronic files.

Dates: 1937-2011

Henry Margenau papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 129
Abstract:

The papers document Henry Margenau's professional career as a physicist and philosopher of science. They chiefly consist of correspondence and published and unpublished writings.

Dates: 1927-1990

Metaphysical Society of America records

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1364
Abstract:

The records consist of three parts: administrative records of the Metaphysical Society; communications from other philosophical societies made up of correspondence, announcements and publications; and selected offprints from The Review of Metaphysics (1963-1981).

Dates: 1951-1981

John Stuart Mill papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 350
Abstract: Chiefly correspondence, to or from Mill. Of the 237 letters by Mill, 131 are to his wife, Harriet Hardy Taylor Mill. Twenty-four letters are from Helen Taylor, Mrs. Mill's daughter. In addition there are two volumes with drafts of letters by Mill written between 1851 and 1858 to a variety of recipients. Notable correspondents in the collection are John Austin, Jeremy Bentham, Augustus De Morgan, Isabella Beecher Hooker, George Grote, John Sterling and Edward Livingston Youmans. Other...
Dates: 1812-1888

Mulford family papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 361
Abstract:

Correspondence, diaries, sermons, essays, and other papers of Elisha Mulford, 1833-1885, Episcopal clergyman, teacher, writer, and political philosopher; and of other members of the Mulford and Jessup families.

Dates: 1807-1967, bulk 1820-1900

Filmer Stuart Cuckow Northrop papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 627
Abstract: The papers contain correspondence, notes and lectures, writings, research materials, publications of other scholars, photographs, journals, and miscellanea documenting the professional career of Filmer Stuart Cuckow Northrop, professor of philosophy and law at Yale University from 1923-1962. The papers primarily document the professional activities and research interests of Northrop, not his Yale teaching career and personal life. The correspondence reflects his professional and research...
Dates: 1914-1992, bulk 1914-1985

Philosophy and social science manuscripts collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 644
Abstract:

An artificial collection of notes, lectures, student papers, scrapbooks, and writings relating to the study and teaching of the academic disciplines in the social sciences including economics, education, psychology, political science, philosophy, and sociology, 1866-1967. The papers of Charles Andrews Armstrong Bennett, Albert Bushnell Hart, Wilmon Henry Sheldon, Wilbur Marshall Urban, and Alfred North Whitehead are included.

Dates: 1866-1967

Arnold Oscar Wolfers papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 634
Abstract: The papers consist of correspondence, topical files, and writings which document Wolfers's academic and administrative career in economics and international relations. Wolfers destroyed his files in 1949, upon retiring as Master of Pierson College, in 1957, when he became professor emeritus at Yale, and again in 1966 when he retired from the Center for Political Research. The files which remain, therefore, are not representative of the full scope of Wolfers's activities and collegial and...
Dates: 1903-1973