Benardete (aug 28, 1948 – nov 5, 1955)
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intersections and interactions of poetry and philosophy
"In all his work Benardete tries to make present to his readers this experience of the unexpected character of philosophic thinking." (from https://contemporarythinkers.org/seth-benardete/biography/)
Ronna Burger: "Benardete’s intellectually formative years were spent at the University of Chicago (1948–52, 1954–55), where he developed friendships with Allan Bloom, Stanley Rosen, and Severn Darden (of Second City fame), amongst others. As a student in the Committee on Social Thought, he had the opportunity to study with Leo Strauss, who had moved to Chicago from the New School for Social Research (at that time still called the University in Exile). This encounter was decisive for the direction he took in his thinking and scholarship. From Chicago, Benardete pursued his studies abroad, one year at the American School in Athens (1952–53), and the following year on a Ford Foundation fellowship in Florence (1953–54), where he wrote his dissertation on the Iliad." https://benardetearchive.org/about-seth-benardete
His parents taught at Brooklyn College, where Eva Brann did her undergrad. He played a role in bringing her to St. John's after he crashed out because he didn't like students. They had met in Athens, where she says he pretty much despised everyone as beneath him, which was probably true. He would recite long passages on field trips and then repair the bus when it broke down (which it did often).
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