Background
Rice, Philip Blair was born on May 8, 1904 in Martinsville, Indiana, United States. Son of Franklin Aleston and Jean (Blair) Rice.
Rice, Philip Blair was born on May 8, 1904 in Martinsville, Indiana, United States. Son of Franklin Aleston and Jean (Blair) Rice.
Student of University Illinois, 1921-1922. Bachelor of Arts, Indiana U. 1925. Bachelor of Arts, Oxford (Rhodes Scholar, Balliol College, 1925-1928), 1928, Master of Arts, 1945.
Instructor, research fellow philosophy U. Cincinnati, 1930-1937, assistant professor, 1937-1938. Associate professor Kenyon College, Gambier, O., 1938-1944, professor philosophy since 1944, department chairman since 1938. Special lecturer Columbia, 1944, 45.
Fellow Kenyon School English, 1948-1950. Member American Philosophical Association (president 1952-1953), American Society for Aesthetics, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Gamma Delta.
Married Kathryn Clark, August 27, 1932. Children: Elise, Evan.