Education
Bachelor, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota. Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.
department chairman philosopher
Bachelor, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota. Master of Arts, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee. Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.
Professor philosophy and chair, division arts and humanities Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington, 1977—1987. Director, oregon humanities center and professor philosophy University Oregon, Eugene, 1987—1994. Editorial writer The Oregonian, Portland, 1987—1987.
Liberal arts distinguished professor philosophy and head, department philosophy Pennsylvania State University, State College, 1994. Professor philosophy and American studies Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 2003—2008. Arts and science distinguished professor philosophy and American studies, and chair, department philosophy Emory University, Atlanta, since 2008.
Director American Philosophies Forum.
Married.