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Kline, George Louis was born on March 3, 1921 in Galesburg, Illinois, United States. Son of Allen Sides and Wahneta (Burner) Kline.
(On February 24-25, 1956, in a closed session of the 20th ...)
On February 24-25, 1956, in a closed session of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Nikita S. Khrushchev made his now famous speech on the crimes of the Stalin era. That speech marked a break with the past and it marked the end of what J.M. Bochenski dubbed the "dead period" of Soviet philosophy. Soviet philosophy changed abruptly after 1956, especially in the area of dialectical materialism. Yet most philosophers in the West neither noticed nor cared. For them, the resurrection of Soviet philosophy, even if believable, was of little interest. The reasons for the lack of belief and interest were multiple. Soviet philosophy had been dull for so long that subtle differences made little difference. The Cold War was in a frigid period and reinforced the attitude of avoiding anything Soviet. Phenomenology and exis tentialism were booming in Europe and analytic philosophy was king on the Anglo-American philosophical scene. Moreover, not many philosophers in the West knew or could read Russian or were motivated to learn it to be able to read Soviet philosophical works. The launching of Sputnik awakened the West from its self complacent slumbers. Academic interest in the Soviet Union grew.
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Kline, George Louis was born on March 3, 1921 in Galesburg, Illinois, United States. Son of Allen Sides and Wahneta (Burner) Kline.
Student, Boston University, 1938-1941; Bachelor of Arts with honors, Columbia College, 1947; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1950.
Instructor philosophy Columbia University, 1950-1952, 53-54, assistant professor, 1954—1959. Visiting assistant professor University Chicago, 1952-1953. Visiting lecturer philosophy and Russian Bryn Mawr College, 1959—1960, associate professor philosophy and Russian, 1960-1966, professor philosophy, 1966-1981, Milton C. Nahm professor of philosophy, 1981-1991, chairman department, 1977-1982, chairman department Russian, 1990-1991, Milton C. Nahm professor emeritus of philosophy, since 1991, Katharine E. McBride professor of philosophy, 1992-1993.
Adjunct research professor history Clemson University, since 2005. Lecturer Free University, West Berlin, Heidelberg University, Marburg University, Germany, London School of Economics and Political Science, Mid East Technology University, Ankara, Turkey, Oxford (England) University, Queens University, Belfast, Trinity College, Dublin, University Belgrade, University Zagreb, Yugoslavia, University Puerto Rico, Uppsala University, Sweden. International conference participant, Austria, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, Russia, Scotland.
(This volume's aim is to clarify, criticize and theoretica...)
(On February 24-25, 1956, in a closed session of the 20th ...)
Served with United States Army Air Corps, 1942-1945. Member Zenkovsky Society Historians Russian Philosophy in Moscow (honorary), American Philosophical Association (executive committee Eastern division 1990-1993), Metaphys. Society of America (councillor 1969-1971, 78-82, vice president 1984-1985, president 1985-1986, delegate to American Council Learned Societies, 1994-1997), Philosophy Education Society (public Review Metaphys., director 1966-1990), Society Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, American Association Advancement Slavic Studies (director 1972-1975, award for Distinguished Contributions to Slavic Studies 1999), Hegel Society of America (councillor 1968-1970, 74-78, vice president 1971-1973, president 1984-1986), Society Advancement American Philosophy, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Virginia Harrington Hardy, April 17, 1943. Children: Brenda Marie, Jeffrey Allen, Christina Hardy (Mistress Francis C. Hanak).