The Biographical Series contains just one folder, but is important for the data it holds outlining the evolution of Brandt's career through teaching posts, fellowships and publications. In addition to vitae and publication lists, the file includes newspaper articles written at the time of his death and a photographic snapshot.
7.5 linear feet
The collection is primarily comprised of papers which document the breadth and depth of Brandt's investigations into philosophical questions -- including notes, writings, commentary on collected works of others, and teaching materials. Except for a few correspondence files, there is little of a personal nature, and there are no records representing Brandt's tenure as chair of the Philosophy Department at the University of Michigan. Papers include detailed course materials (particularly on moral philosophy); published and unpublished writings on a range of philosophical issues; and extensive commentary on readings. Researchers should note that there is considerable overlap between the various series. Correspondence, for example, is often associated with an article or included in a topical file; research notes and topical files frequently contain similar subject matter; and articles and manuscripts sometimes include research notes. These overlaps are evidence of Brandt's integrated approach to his life's work -- research, teaching, and writing, as well as much of his correspondence, each influencing and informing the other.
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The Articles and Manuscripts series is arranged alphabetically by title. Brandt wrote regularly, resulting in more than one hundred articles published in Ethics Journal of Philosophy Philosophical Review Mind The Monist Law and Philosophy and other professional journals. The series contains reprints, drafts, outlines, as well as comments, critiques and correspondence from colleagues for approximately half of this output. There are also folders of book reviews written by Brandt and reviews of several of Brandt's books written by others.