Strozier, Robert M. 1934-

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STROZIER, Robert M. 1934-

PERSONAL:

Born December 30, 1934, in Rock Hill, SC; son of Ben L. (a musician and theater owner) and Katharine (a juvenile court counselor; maiden name, Kinard) Strozier; married Carolyn Merlo; children: Jessica S. Strozier Gibson, Adam N. Education: Attended Davidson College, 1952-54; Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S., 1958; University of Chicago, M.A., 1961, Ph.D., 1970. Politics: "None." Religion: "None." Hobbies and other interests: Auto mechanics.

ADDRESSES:

Home—1603 Atlantic St., Melbourne Beach, FL 32951. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Lockheed Space Division, Palo Also, CA, engineer, 1958-59; Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, began as instructor, became professor of English, 1967-96, professor emeritus, 1996—. Military service: U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 1958-64, active duty, 1958-59.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Woodrow Wilson fellowship, 1959-60.

WRITINGS:

Epicurus and Hellenistic Philosophy, University Press of America (Washington, DC), 1984.

Saussure, Derrida, and the Metaphysics of Subjectivity, Mouton de Gruyter, 1987.

(Coeditor) The Ends of Theory, Wayne State University Press (Detroit, MI), 1996.

Foucault, Subjectivity, and Identity: Historical Constructions of Subject and Self, Wayne State University Press (Detroit, MI), 2001.

Contributor to scholarly journals.

WORK IN PROGRESS:

Research on Aristotle and European philosophy in the sixteenth century in Europe.