Rick Roderick

Rick Roderick

Rick Roderick (1949–2002) was an American professor of philosophy, best known for his lectures for The Teaching Company.

Life

Roderick was born in Abilene, Texas, son of (by his own description[1]) a "con-man" and a "beautician". He was a teacher of philosophy at several universities, where he was much revered by many students for a Socratic style of teaching combined with a brash and often humorous approach. His breakthrough into wider circles came with his engagement with The Teaching Company where he recorded several memorable lecture series. Rick Roderick died in 2002 from a congestive heart condition.

Academic career

Roderick first studied communication (self-admittedly in order to focus on anti-establishment student and anti-war activities[2]), but moved after a few years towards philosophy. He received his B.A. at the University of Texas at Austin, did post-graduate work at Baylor University and finally earned his Ph.D. at the University of Texas.

After 1977 Roderick taught at Baylor University, the University of Texas, Duke University and National University in Los Angeles. He was the recipient of the Oldright Fellowship at the University of Texas and served as associate editor to The Pawn Review and Current Perspectives in Social Theory. He served as editor of the Baylor Philosophy Journal and was a member of the Phi Sigma Tau National Honor Society of Philosophy. He presented more than 25 papers, and published 13 reviews and literary criticisms, as well as numerous articles in professional journals.

Roderick was the author of the book Habermas and the Foundations of Critical Theory (1986), which has been translated to German as: Habermas und das Problem der Rationalität. Eine Werkmonographie (1989).

Selected publications

The Teaching Company series

See also

References

  1. ↑ Invitation to Dialogue: The Emancipatory Challenge of Critical Theory, interview of Rick Roderick by Anne Buttimer, April 8, 1987
  2. ↑ Invitation to Dialogue: The Emancipatory Challenge of Critical Theory, interview of Rick Roderick by Anne Buttimer, April 8, 1987

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