October 22, 1999
Yale Philosophy Dept. Set Back by Departure of Kant Expert; Webster U. Official Drops Out of Congressional Race to Become President of Kendall College
Two steps forward, one step back?
The philosophy department at Yale University has spent the past decade trying to advance its flagging reputation, but the recently announced departure of Allen W. Wood, an expert on Kant, may slow down the department's march of progress.
At its low point, in the late '80s, the department suffered an exodus of senior scholars. Sarah Broadie, a scholar of ancient philosophy, decamped to Rutgers
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