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Herbert Feigl

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2022

Bruce Aune
Bruce Aune*
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University of Massachusetts
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Herbert Feigl was one of the most admirable people I have known. I was fortunate to have him a a friend and as a teacher (he directed my PhD dissertation). He was a very special friend and a very special teacher. To round out what is being said here, I want to share my impressions of him as a teacher and as a person.

I don't think I ever took a course from Herbert; he taught me informally as a thesis director and as a helpful older friend. When he guided me through the writing of my thesis, I was almost unaware fo the teaching he was doing. It is only in recent years that I have come to appreciate how important it was for me.

In comparison with other teachers, Herbert was extremely permissive—the opposite of coercive. For him, nothing was off-limits.

Type
Part II. Herbert Feigl Remembered
Information
PSA: Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association , Volume 1988 , Issue 2: Volume Two: Symposia and Invited Papers 1988 , 1988 , pp. 23 - 24
Copyright
Copyright © 1989 by the Philosophy of Science Association

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