Examines three towering writers--a Russian, an American, and an Irishman--and the relation of creativity and aging in their lives and their literature. (Author/RK)

Evaluates the philosophical, theological and civic contributions made by Reinhold Niebuhr to American society. (RK)

This look at C. Wright Mills and Richard Hofstadter illuminates some neglected aspects of recent intellectual history in the United States and explains how two men of very different personality, sensibility, and ideology have exerted a common hold on many contemporary scholars of critical inclination. (Author/RK)

Discusses the teaching career and philosophy of Arthur O. Lovejoy, and his tremendous influence on the world's scholarship. (RK)

By bringing his own life into works of American literature, F. O. Matthiessen clarified as well as intensified their meaning. Here, his life and work as a teacher are reviewed. (Author/RK)

Discusses the men of science and literature in England who comprise the so-called Visible College referring to their popularity as well as their concern with the social relations of science. Begins with C. P. Snow's attack on scientists as being men with a different mentality from those of the humanities. (Author/RK)

Author recalled his experiences as a student of Leo Strauss, a teacher of great controversy at the University of Chicago. (RK)

Considers the other Gibbon, independent of his greatest work, "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire"; concentrates on the period before the conception of the book and after the delivery of it. (Author/RK)

Hannah Arendt's gaity, wit, and passion, her testy impatience, her love of debate, her shrewd common sense, her joy in communicating her knowledge, and her brilliance and learning are the qualities that made her such a remarkable and inspiring teacher. Here is an evaluation of her teaching performance by two former students. (Author/RK)

The author, now a member of the literature faculty at Sarah Lawrence College, recalls her learning and life experiences with Nadia Boulanger, a pioneer music educator and the first woman to conduct a number of the world's great symphony orchestras. (RK)