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The John W. Miller Fund is pleased to announce that new Research Fellowship has been granted. The recipient is Katie Terezakis, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Rochester Institute of Technology. Terezakis is at work on a book titled The Authority of Utterance in which she utilizes Miller’s treatment of symbolic action to investigate the nature of authority and its correlation with symbolic and linguistic forms. Miller’s “midworld of functioning objects,” she will argue, accounts for the claims to reason by showing how knowledge claims are grounded in symbolic activities that project the environment in which subsequent cognitive distinctions can be made. Her work will situate Miller within a tradition of “historical idealist” thinkers, from the eighteenth century to the present, and describe a model of meaning that emerges from the discourses of this tradition. Terezakis is the author of The Immanent Word: The Turn to Language in German Philosophy, 1759-1801 (Routledge, 2007), the editor of Engaging Agnes Heller: A Critical Companion (Lexington Books, 2009), and the co-editor of Lukács’s Soul and Form (Columbia University Press, 2010).
The Task of Criticism: Philosophy, History, and Community by John William Miller
Edited by Joseph P. Fell, Vincent Colapietro, and Michael J. McGandy
"An outstanding collection!. . . Now that we have The Task of Criticism, there is no excuse for not being familiar with Miller's thought."
— John J. Stuhr, W. Alton Professor of Philosophy and American Studies, Vanderbilt University
"The Task of Criticism is a work of major significance that combines the insights of three excellent scholars with the philosophical corpus of a philosopher whose originality and importance have long been overlooked."
— Henry J. Saatkamp, Jr., President of Richard Stockton College
Available now from W. W. Norton and Company, this book is an introduction to Miller's compelling brand of historical idealism and presents Miller's best and most representative essays in a single, authoritative edition. The editors have selected 29 essays (some never before published) and have composed succinct introductions to each. Fell has contributed an introduction to the volume that places Miller's thought in context and exhibits the contemporary relevance of his philosophy. Order from W. W. Norton and Company.
Williams Alumni Review
Joseph P. Fell (Williams 1953) published a piece on Miller’s teaching career and influence at Williams College. Titled “The Philosopher of Elm Street,” the article appears in the Williams Alumni Review of January 2008 (vol. 102, no. 4, pp. 9-12).
Researchers and readers can now scan the finding guide to the Miller Papers online. (Click here to access the finding guide or go to the Web page of Archives and Special Collections at Williams College.) The find guide provides basic information on the contents of the archival collection including the titles of items, their date, and the basic subject matter addressed by each item. The online guide will be an invaluable aid to those planning their research or looking for an overlooked piece of writing.
