Community of Scholars Profile

White, Morton

Information in this profile has been submitted by the individual or is based on Institute records, including the publication A Community of Scholars: The Institute for Advanced Study 1930-1980.

Data from Institute records

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Visits to IAS

TypeAffiliationStart DateEnd Date
[M]HistSt9/1/19536/30/1954
[M]HistSt9/1/19626/30/1963
[M]HistSt1/1/196812/31/1968
[F]HistSt9/1/19706/30/1987
[E]HistSt7/1/1987current

Current Homepage: www.ias.edu/people/faculty-and-emeriti/White
Field of Study while at IAS: Philosophy and Intellectual History
Position: Professor Emeritus
Start year: 1987
Department: School of Historical Studies
Institution: Institute for Advanced Study
Current Field of Study: Philosophy and Intellectual History

Past and Other Appointments

AppointmentOrganizationStart YearEnd Year
ProfessorInstitute for Advanced Study19701987
Professor (full Professor from 1953; Chairman of the Philosophy Department 1954–57)Harvard University19481970
Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Pennsylvania19461948

Degrees

DegreeYearInstitution
Ph.D.1942Columbia University
A.M.1938Columbia University
B.Sc.1936City College of New York

Honors

DescriptionYear
L.H.D., City University of New York1975
Butler Medal in Philosophy (Columbia University)1961
Woodbridge Prize in Philosophy (Columbia University)1943
Member, American Philosophical Society
Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences