Ruminations: Selected Philosophical, Historical, and Ideological Papers, Volume I

From the Preface: "Since the 1970s I have pursued three separate but overlapping and sometimes simultaneous careers: (1) philosopher / writer / teacher / historian of the long nineteenth century, 1789-1914; (2) editor / translator / photographer / publisher / biographer / encyclopedist; (3) cataloging librarian / rare books and special collections librarian / historian of medicine. Somehow these three vocations have garnered me some acclaim, even an entry in Who’s Who in America. Each of them has resulted in some published or presented works. Because these works have been scattered in a wide variety of venues, some of which have gone out of print or have otherwise become generally unavailable — and of course with the oral presentations being gone as soon as they are given — I have thought it wise to select, epitomize, and bring them together in one place — here. Thus, what follows is what I consider to be the most important of my shorter works." Eric v.d. Luft specializes in nineteenth and twentieth-century German, British, and American philosophy, intellectual history, and medical history. He has taught at Villanova University, Syracuse University, Upstate Medical University, and the College of St. Rose. From 1987 until 2006 he was Curator of Historical Collections at Upstate Medical University. He has held offices in the Hegel Society of America, Archivists and Librarians in the History of the Health Sciences, and the American Philosophical Association. Since 2000 he has been listed in Who's Who in America.