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Albert Borgmann papers, 1951-2020
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Borgmann, Albert, (1937-2023)
- Title
- Albert Borgmann papers
- Dates
- 1951-2020 (inclusive)19512020
- Quantity
- 25.0 linear feet
- Collection Number
- Mss 896
- Summary
- This collection contains manuscripts of the published and unpublished writings of German-born American philosopher Albert Borgmann. Borgmann, who specializes in the philosophy of technology, has been a professor at the University of Montana in Missoula since 1970. The collection also contains personal and professional correspondence, teaching materials including syllabi and lecture notes, Borgmann's student work, and personal materials.
- Repository
-
University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu - Access Restrictions
-
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula. Family Correspondence in Series IV is restricted. Contact Archivist for details.
- Languages
- English, German
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Albert Borgmann was born in Freiburg, Germany in 1937 to Karl and Grete Borgmann. He had three siblings: Eva Schneider-Borgmann (b. 1936), Rainer Borgmann (b. 1939), and Margrit Breitenstein (b. 1943). He wrote that he was raised "in the shadow of the gothic cathedral, of the Black Forest, and of the university where Husserl and Heidegger had been teaching." Borgmann went to grade school in Freiburg and began his college career at the University of Freiburg, attending Heidegger's lectures in 1957, but later transferred to the University of Texas. He went on to earn an MA in German Literature from the University of Illinois, Urbana in 1961 and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Munich in Germany. Borgmann then returned to the United States and married Nancy Jo Quasthoff. He briefly taught German Literature at the University of Illinois, and philosophy at DePaul University and then the University of Hawaii. In 1970 he settled with his family in Missoula, Montana. He taught philosophy at the University of Montana, published widely, and became Regents Professor in 1996, the third person to receive the honor in the university's history.
Borgmann was interested in the philosophy of society and culture, with particular emphasis on technology. His 1984 book, Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life, became a landmark text, not only in the philosophical study of technology, but also for a wide range of the humanities and social sciences. His other major publications include Crossing the Postmodern Divide (1992), Holding on to Reality: the Nature of Information at the Turn of the Millennium (1999), Power Failure (2003), and Real American Ethics (2006).
Aside from teaching and publishing, Borgmann was an influential force in state and local politics as well as in administration at the University of Montana. Borgmann died on May 7, 2023 at his home in the Rattlesnake in Missoula.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains materials relating to Albert Borgmann’s academic work. The bulk of the collection is made up of the handwritten manuscripts of nearly all his published work, including preparatory notes and draft versions of his major books. The collection also contains a number of unpublished materials including essays, notes on various topics, reviews, syllabi and lecture notes, and memos and reports concerning the administration and curriculum at the University of Montana. Other unpublished materials are included from Borgmann’s time as a student in Germany and the United States. Finally, the collection includes professional and personal correspondence, as well as his daily calendars.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Non-exclusive intellectual property rights have been shared with the University of Montana.
Preferred Citation
Albert Borgmann Papers, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
This collection has been arranged in nine series.
Series I: Published Essays, 1966-2015, 4.6 linear feet
Series II: Books, 1976-2006, 7.2 linear feet
Subseries 1: Books, 1976-1998, 6.4 linear feet
Subseries 2: Books - 2021 addition, 2000-2006, 0.8 linear feet
Series III: Other Writings, 1968-2019, 2.2 linear feet
Subseries 1: Other Writings - 2016 addition, 1979-2015, 1.8 linear feet
Subseries 2: Other Writings - 2018 addition, circa 1968-2016, 0.2 linear feet
Subseries 3: Other Writings - 2021 addition, 1991-2019, 0.2 linear feet
Series IV: Correspondence, 1951-2013, 4.2 linear feet
Subseries 1: Professional and Personal Correspondence, 1964-1995, 1.0 linear foot
Subseries 2: Family Correspondence, 1951-2000, 0.4 linear feet - RESTRICTED
Subseries 3: Correspondence - 2021 addition, 1967-2013, 2.4 linear feet
Subseries 4: Student and Faculty Recommendations, 1968-2003, 0.4 linear feet - RESTRICTED
Series V: Calendars, 1957-2016, 1.6 linear feet
Series VI: Syllabi and Lecture Notes, 1966-2020, 1.5 linear feet
Subseries 1: Syllabi and Lecture Notes, 1966-2020, 0.9 linear feet
Subseries 2: Syllabi and Lecture Notes - 2021 addition, 2007-2020, 0.6 linear feet
Series VII: Student Materials, 1952-1965, 1.3 linear feet
Subseries 1: Student Materials, 1952-1963, 0.5 linear feet
Subseries 2: Student Materials - 2021 addition, circa 1950s-1965, 0.8 linear feet
Series VIII: Text Notes, 1985-2019, 2.3 linear feet
Subseries 1: Text Notes, 2009 and undated, 1.1 linear feet
Subseries 2: Text Notes - 2021 addition, 1985-2019, 1.2 linear feet
Series IX: Personal Materials, 1959-2009, 0.3 linear feet
Subseries 1: Personal Materials, 1959-1986, 0.1 linear feet
Subseries 2: Personal Materials - 2021 addition, 1965-2009, 0.2 linear feet - RESTRICTED
Custodial History
Materials in this collection were held by Albert Borgmann until their donation by him to Archives and Special Collections in 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2021.
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated to Archives and Special Collections by Dr. Albert Borgmann.
Processing Note
During processing of this collection, writings related to published materials were organized by publication. Most other materials were arranged by content type (such as essay or correspondence) and then chronologically. Some materials, such as Albert Borgmann's notes on texts by other authors, are consistently undated and were therefore organized alphabetically by primary author. Similarly, lecture notes were organized chronologically when a date was provided and alphabetically when undated.
Materials donated in 2018 were placed in existing series when practical, and additional series were created to appropriately characterize new materials. As much as possible, the organizational scheme that Borgmann used to donate materials was retained. Often, this means that separate materials are foldered together to show their relatedness, such as in the case of short essays or notes.
Five floppy disks are being evaluated for content. Contact archivist for details.
Related Materials
The papers of Albert Borgmann's wife, Nancy Quasthoff Borgmann, are held by the University of Montana's Archives and Special Collections as the Nancy Borgmann Papers, Mss 903.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Published Essays, 1966-2015Return to Top
4.6 linear feet
This series contains the manuscripts of Albert Borgmann’s published essays. Where available, outlines, notes, and alternate draft versions are included along with the manuscripts.
This series is arranged chronologically.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | "Language in Heidegger's Philosophy" |
circa 1966 |
| 1/2 | Borgmann published writings with notes by Henry Bugbee |
1971-1972 |
| 1/3 | "Should Montana Share Its Coal?" - Notes |
1975 |
| 1/4 | "Should Montana Share Its Coal?" - First Draft |
1980 |
| 1/5 | "Should Montana Share Its Coal?" - Drafts 2 and 3 |
1980 |
| 1/6 | "The Explanation of Technology" |
circa 1978 |
| 1/7 | "Heidegger and Symbolic Logic" (Substantial Revisions) |
1978 |
| 2/1 | "Freedom and Determinism in a Technological Setting" |
circa 1979 |
| 2/2 | Review of W. Barrett, The Illusion of Technique |
circa 1980 |
| 2/3 | "Technology and Nature in Europe and America" |
1982 |
| 2/4 | Review of E.G. Ballard, Man and Technology, and D.M. Borrhert, Being Human in a Technological Age |
1982 |
| 2/5 | "Christianity and the Cultural Center of Gravity" |
1983 |
| 2/6 | "The Good Life and Appropriate Technology" |
1983 |
| 2/7 | "Prospects for the Theology of Technology" - Draft and Typescript |
1984 |
| 2/8 | "Technology and Democracy" |
1984 |
| 2/9 | "Technology and Democracy" - C. Mitcham's edits |
circa 1984 |
| 2/10 | "Amerikanische Zeitkritik nach Heidegger" |
1984 |
| 2/11 | "Philosophical Reflections of the Microelectronic Revolution" - Drafts and Condensed Version |
1986 |
| 2/12 | "Philosophische Betrachtungen Mikroelektronishen Revolution" - Draft and Typescript This essay was published in 1986 in both the United States and Germany
|
1986 |
| 2/13 | "Liberty, Festivity, and Poverty: Harvey Cox on Christianity and Technology" - Draft 1 and 2 |
1984 |
| 2/14 | "Liberty, Festivity, and Poverty" - Drafts 3 and 4 |
undated |
| 3/1 | "Autonomy, Technology, and the Crisis of Liberalism" - Draft and Typescript |
1986 |
| 3/2 | "Technology and the Crisis of Liberalism" - First Version |
1987 |
| 3/3 | "Technology and the Crisis of Liberalism" - Second Version |
1987 |
| 3/4 | "Reply to Professor Carpenter and to Professor Stanley" |
1986 |
| 3/5 | "Republican Virtue in a Technological Society" - Two Drafts and additions |
circa 1986 |
| 3/6 | "The Invisibility of Contemporary Culture" - Draft 1 |
circa 1986 |
| 3/7 | "The Invisibility of Contemporary Culture" - Draft 2 |
circa 1986 |
| 3/8 | Review of L. Winner, The Whale and the Reactor |
1986 |
| 3/9 | "Communities of Celebration" - Outline and Notes |
1986 |
| 3/10 | "Communities of Celebration" - First Version, Manuscript |
1986 |
| 3/11 | "Communities of Celebration" - First Version, Typescript |
1986 |
| 3/12 | "Communities of Celebration" - Second Version, Manuscript |
1987 |
| 3/13 | "Communities of Celebration" - Second Version, Manuscript 2 |
1987 |
| 3/14 | "Communities of Celebration" - Second Version, Typescript |
1987 |
| 3/15 | "Communities of Celebration" - Third Version |
1987 |
| 3/16 | "The Moral Assessment of Technology" |
1987 |
| 4/1 | "Artificial Realities" - Outline and Notes |
1988 |
| 4/2 | "Artificial Realities" - First Draft |
1988 |
| 4/3 | "Artificial Realities" - Second Draft |
1988 |
| 4/4 | "Artificial Realities" - Third Draft |
1988 |
| 4/5 | "The Artificial and the Real" |
1989 |
| 4/6 | "Cosmopolitanism and Provincialism" - Outlines and Notes |
1989 |
| 4/7 | "Cosmopolitanism and Provincialism" - First Draft |
1989 |
| 4/8 | "Cosmopolitanism and Provincialism" - Second Draft |
1989 |
| 4/9 | Review of C.A. Bower, The Cultural Dimensions of Educational Computing - Two Drafts |
1989 |
| 4/10 | "The Postmodern Economy" |
1989 |
| 5/1 | "Artificial Intelligence and Human Intelligence" - First Draft |
1990 |
| 5/2 | "Artificial Intelligence and Human Personality" - Second Draft |
1990 |
| 5/3 | "Artificial Intelligence and Human Personality" - Paralipomena |
1990 |
| 5/4 | "The Depth of Design" - Two Drafts (Second Draft undated) |
1990 |
| 5/5 | "Reply to Larry Hickman" |
1990 |
| 5/6 | "Finding Philosophy" - with Addenda (3/11/91) |
1990 |
| 5/7 | "Ihde on Technology" (Review of Technology and Lifeworld) |
1991 |
| 5/8 | "The Development of Technology in Eastern and Western Europe" |
1991 |
| 5/9 | "Die postmoderne Wende in der amerianischen Philosophie" |
1991 |
| 5/10 | Review - E.F. Byrne, Work Inc. |
1991 |
| 5/11 | "The Moral Significance of Material Culture" |
1992 |
| 5/12 | Review of M. Zimmerman, Heidegger's Confrontation With Modernity |
1992 |
| 5/13 | "The Nature of Reality and the Reality of Nature" - First Draft |
1993 |
| 5/14 | "The Nature of Reality and the Reality of Nature" - Second Draft |
1993 |
| 5/15 | "Does Philosophy Matter?" - Draft 1 and 2 |
1993 |
| 6/1 | "Information and Reality at the Turn of the Century" |
1994 |
| 6/2 | "Theory, Practice, Reality" |
1994 |
| 6/3 | "Celebrating the Dead - Reviving the Arts" |
1994 |
| 6/4 | "Postmodern Ontology" |
1994 |
| 6/5 | "The Meaning of Technology" |
1995 |
| 6/6 | "Technology and the Crisis of Contemporary Culture" |
1996 |
| 6/7 | "Finality and Universality" |
1997 |
| 6/8 | Review of P. Brodner, Odysseus Outwitted |
1997 |
| 6/9 | "Confusion and Grace in the Information Age" |
1998 |
| 6/10 | "Semiartificial Intelligence" |
1998 |
| 6/11 | Reply to My Critics |
1998 |
| 7/1 | "Identity in the Postmodern Era" Draft for "Society in the Postmodern Era," published in The Washington Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 1, January 2000
|
1998 |
| 7/2 | "The Transparency and Contingency of the Earth" |
1998 |
| 7/3 | Review of: Paul Theobald's Teaching the Commons |
1998 |
| 7/4 | "Information, Nearness, and Farness (Second Draft 1999) |
1998 |
| 7/5 | "A Scarcity of Focal Things: Reply to Pieter Tijmer" |
1999 |
| 7/6 | "Gender, Nature, and Fidelity" |
1999 |
| 7/7 | "The Destitution of Space" |
1999 |
| 7/8 | "The Destitution of Space" - Early draft and paralipomena |
1999 |
| 7/9 | "Heidegger and Ethics Beyond the Call of Duty" - Two drafts |
1999 |
| 7/10 | "Information und Wirklichkeit" |
1999 |
| 7/11 | "The Moral Complexion of Consumption" |
1999 |
| 8/1 | "Broken Symmetries" - Draft 1 |
2000 |
| 8/2 | "Broken Symmetries" - Draft 2 |
2000 |
| 8/3 | "Broken Symmetries" - Typescript and Draft 3 |
2000 |
| 8/4 | "Broken Symmetries" - Typescript and Draft 4 |
2003 |
| 8/5 | "Broken Symmetries" - Draft 5 |
2003 |
| 8/6 | "Broken Symmetries" - Paralipomena |
2003 |
| 8/7 | Review of Technology as Freedom, by R.C. Tobey |
2000 |
| 8/8 | "Opaque and Articulate Design" |
2000 |
| 8/9 | Review of J.D. Peters, Speaking into Thin Air |
2000 |
| 8/10 | "Is There Hope for Technology?" |
2001 |
| 8/11 | Review of W. Miller, The Mystery of Courage |
2001 |
| 9/1 | "Contingency and Grace" |
2001 |
| 9/2 | "Contingency and Grace" -Paralipomena |
2001 |
| 9/3 | "Information and Inhabitation" |
2001 |
| 9/4 | "Is the Internet the Solution to the Problem of Community" |
2002 |
| 9/5 | "Response to my Readers" |
2002 |
| 9/6 | "Kinds of Pragmatism" |
2002 |
| 9/7 | "The Headaches and Pleasures of General Education" |
2003 |
| 9/8 | "Technology and Everyday Life" Mars Hill Audio Journal, vol. 63, July-August 2003. Included on compact disc.
|
2003 |
| 9/9 | "Technology" - Draft 1 and 2 |
2003 |
| 9/10 | "A Moral Conception of Commodification" |
2004 |
| 9/11 | "Technoscience: Mediating Between Science and Technology" |
2004 |
| 9/12 | "Technology and Trust" |
2004 |
| 10/1 | "Art and Technology" |
2005 |
| 10/2 | Review of P.P. Verbeck, What Things Do |
2005 |
| 10/3 | "Technology as a Cultural Force" |
2005 |
| 10/4 | Review of D. Tabachnik and T. Koivukoski: Globalization, Technology, and Philosophy |
2006 |
| 10/5 | "5 Questions in Philosophy of Technology" |
2006 |
| 10/6 | "Cyberspace, Cosmology, and the Meaning of Life" |
2007 |
| 10/7 | Review of L. Caruana, Science and Virtue |
2007 |
| 10/8 | "Technology and the Law" |
2007 |
| 10/9 | "Who Am I Really?" |
2007 (Revised 2011) |
| 10/10 | "Who Am I Really?" - Outline and Paralipomena |
2007/2011 |
| 10/11 | "Reality and Technology" - Draft and Notes |
2007 |
| 10/12 | "Enclosure and Disclosure" - Draft and Notes |
2008 |
| 10/13 | "Intelligence and the Limits of Codes" - Draft and Paralipomena |
2008 |
| 10/14 | "Orientation in Technological Space" |
2009 |
| 11/1 | "The Here and Now" - Draft and Notes |
2009 |
| 11/2 | "The Sacred and the Person" - Notes and Draft |
2010 |
| 11/3 | "I Miss the Hungry Years" |
2010 |
| 11/4 | "How Not to Let a Crisis Go to Waste" |
2010 |
| 11/5 | "Contemplation in a Technological Era" |
2010 |
| 11/6 | "Science, Ethics, and Technology and the Challenge of Global Warming" |
2011 |
| 11/7 | "The Collision of Plausibility with Reality" |
2011 |
| 11/8 | "Matter Matters" - Notes and Two Drafts |
2011 |
| 11/9 | "Grace and Cyberspace" - Draft and Outline |
2011 |
| 11/10 | "Pointless Perfection and Blessed Burdens" - Draft and Outline |
2011 |
| 11/11 | "Matter and Spirit in an Age of Science and Technology" - Draft and Outline |
2011 |
| 11/12 | "Understanding and Reclaiming the World" |
circa 2011 |
| 11/13 | "Response to Norm Friesen" |
2011 |
| 12/1 | "The Setting of the Scene" - Outline and Draft |
2012 |
| 12/2 | "Explanation in Philosophy and the Limits of Precision" - Two Drafts |
2012 |
| 12/3 | "A Turn to Comprehension and Competence" |
2012 |
| 12/4 | "From Electrons to Logic: Gates to Everyday Life" |
2013 |
| 12/5 | "The Force of Wilderness Within the Ubiquity of Cyberspace" - Draft and Outline |
2013 |
| 12/6 | "Knowledge and Conversation" - Draft |
2013 |
| 12/7 | "Knowledge and Conversation" - Proposal and Paralipomena |
2012/2013 |
| 12/8 | "The Struggle of Privacy with Prosperity" |
2013 |
| 12/9 | "Stability, Instability, and Phenomenology" |
2014 |
| 12/10 | "The Rules that Matter" - Draft and Paralipomena |
2015 |
| 12/11 | "How Much Higher Can ICT Rise? On the Final Limits of ICT" |
2015 |
Series II: Books, 1976-2006Return to Top
7.2 linear feet
This series contains all materials relating to Borgmann’s major books, including preparatory notes, outlines, drafts, and final manuscripts.
This series has been divided in to two subseries, with subseries 2 consisting of additions to the collection received in 2021. Each subseries is arranged chronologically by publication.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Subseries 1: Books 6.4 linear feet
|
1976-1998 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 13/1 | "Summary of Philosophy of Technology" |
undated |
| 13/2 | "Outline of Philosophy of Technology" - Draft 1 |
undated |
| 13/3 | "Outline of Philosophy of Technology" - Draft 2 |
undated |
| 13/4 | "Outline of Philosophy of Technology" - Three Versions, Typescripts |
undated |
| 14/1 | Philosophy of Technology - First Version, Part 1 |
1976 |
| 14/2 | Philosophy of Technology - First Version, Part 2a |
1976 |
| 14/3 | Philosophy of Technology - First Version, Part 2b |
1976 |
| 14/4 | Philosophy of Technology - First Version, Part 3a |
1976 |
| 14/5 | Philosophy of Technology - First Version, Part 3b |
1976 |
| 14/6 | Philosophy of Technology - First Version, Notes |
1976 |
| 15/1 | Philosophy of Technology - First Complete Typescript, Part 1 |
undated |
| 15/2 | Philosophy of Technology - First Complete Typescript, Part 2 |
undated |
| 15/3 | Philosophy of Technology - First Complete Typescript, Part 3 |
undated |
| 15/4 | Philosophy of Technology - Second Complete Typescript w/Additions, Part 1 |
undated |
| 15/5 | Philosophy of Technology - Second Complete Typescript w/Additions, Part 2 |
undated |
| 16/1 | Philosophy of Technology - Second Complete Typescript w/Additions, Part 3 |
undated |
| 16/2 | Philosophy of Technology - Third Complete Typescript, Part 1 |
undated |
| 16/3 | Philosophy of Technology - Third Complete Typescript, Part 2 |
undated |
| 16/4 | Philosophy of Technology - Third Complete Typescript, Part 3 |
undated |
| 17/1 | Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life - Edited Manuscript, Part 1 |
circa 1983 |
| 17/2 | Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life - Edited Manuscript, Part 2 |
circa 1983 |
| 17/3 | Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life - Edited Manuscript, Part 3 |
circa 1983 |
| 17/4 | Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life - Index Copy With Late Corrections, Part 1 |
circa 1984 |
| 17/5 | Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life - Index Copy With Late Corrections, Part 2 |
circa 1984 |
| 18/1 | "The Question of Heidegger and Technology" - Manuscript 1 Incomplete |
circa 1985 |
| 18/2 | "The Question of Heidegger and Technology" - Manuscript 2 |
circa 1985 |
| 18/3 | "The Question of Heidegger and Technology" - Assorted Manuscript Sections |
circa 1985 |
| 18/4 | "The Question of Heidegger and Technology" - Assorted Manuscript Sections |
circa 1985 |
| 19/1 | "Beyond Sullenness and Hyperactivity" - Abstract |
1988 |
| 19/2 | "Beyond Sullenness and Hyperactivity" - Manuscript of Philadelphia Version |
1988 |
| 19/3 | "Beyond Sullenness and Hyperactivity" - Two Later Drafts |
1988 |
| 19/4 | "Beyond Sullenness and Hyperactivity" - Early Outlines and a note on Method |
1991 |
| 19/5 | "Beyond Sullenness and Hyperactivity" - Manuscript 1, Part 1 |
1990 |
| 19/6 | "Beyond Sullenness and Hyperactivity" - Manuscript 1, Part 2 |
1990 |
| 19/7 | "Beyond Sullenness and Hyperactivity" - Manuscript 1, Part 3 |
1990 |
| 19/8 | "Beyond Sullenness and Hyperactivity" - Manuscript 1, Part 4 |
1990 |
| 19/9 | "Beyond Sullenness and Hyperactivity" - Manuscript 1, Part 5 |
1990 |
| 20/1 | "Beyond Sullenness and Hyperactivity" - Manuscript 2, Part 1 |
1990 |
| 20/2 | "Beyond Sullenness and Hyperactivity" - Manuscript 2, Part 2 |
1990 |
| 20/3 | "Beyond Sullenness and Hyperactivity" - Manuscript 3a - Borgmann edits, Part 1 |
1991 |
| 20/4 | "Beyond Sullenness and Hyperactivity" - Manuscript 3a - Borgmann edits, Part 2 |
1991 |
| 20/5 | "Beyond Sullenness and Hyperactivity" - Manuscript 3b - C. Mitcham edits, Part 1 |
1991 |
| 20/6 | "Beyond Sullenness and Hyperactivity" - Manuscript 3b - C. Mitcham edits, Part 2 |
1991 |
| 21/1 | Crossing the Postmodern Divide, Penultimate Manuscript, Editor's Notes, Part 1 |
1991 |
| 21/2 | Crossing the Postmodern Divide, Penultimate Manuscript, Editor's Notes, Part 2 |
1991 |
| 22/1 | Crossing the Postmodern Divide, Master Manuscript |
1992 |
| 23/1 | "Texts and Things" - Bozeman Version |
1987 |
| 23/2 | "Texts and Things" - Notes for Pittsburgh Lecture |
1987 |
| 23/3 | "Texts and Things" - Essay, Part 1 - Outlines and Summaries |
1987 |
| 23/4 | "Texts and Things" - Essay, Part 2 - Draft 1 |
1987 |
| 23/5 | "Texts and Things" - Essay, Part 3 - Draft 2 |
1987 |
| 23/6 | "Texts and Things" - Essay, Part 4 - Typescript with Additions |
1987 |
| 24/1 | Holding on to Reality, Outlines and Notes, Part 1 |
1987, 1991, 1994, 1997 |
| 24/2 | Holding on to Reality, Outlines and Notes, Part 2 |
1991-1996 |
| 24/3 | Holding on to Reality, Outlines and Notes, Part 3 |
1991-1996 |
| 24/4 | Notes on W. Mitchell, City of Bits |
circa 1995 |
| 24/5 | Notes on Devlin, Logic and Information |
circa 1992 |
| 24/6 | Holding on to Reality, "Information and Reality" - Paralipomena to Manuscript 1 and 2, Part 1 |
1991-1995 |
| 24/7 | Holding on to Reality, "Information and Reality" - Paralipomena to Manuscript 1 and 2, Part 2 |
1991-1995 |
| 25/1 | Holding on to Reality, "Information and Reality" - Manuscript 1, Part 1 |
1992-1994 |
| 25/2 | Holding on to Reality, "Information and Reality" - Manuscript 1, Part 2 |
1992-1994 |
| 25/3 | Holding on to Reality, "Information and Reality" - Manuscript 1, Part 3 |
1992-1994 |
| 25/4 | Holding on to Reality, "Information and Reality" - Manuscript 2, Part 1 |
1994-1995 |
| 25/5 | Holding on to Reality, "Information and Reality" - Manuscript 2, Part 2 |
1994-1995 |
| 25/6 | Holding on to Reality, "Information and Reality" - Manuscript 2, Part 3 |
1994-1995 |
| 25/7 | Holding on to Reality, "Information and Reality" - Manuscript 2, Part 4 |
1994-1995 |
| 26/1 | Holding on to Reality, "Information and Reality" - Manuscript 3, Part 1 |
1996-1997 |
| 26/2 | Holding on to Reality, "Information and Reality" - Manuscript 3, Part 2 |
1996-1997 |
| 26/3 | Holding on to Reality, "Information and Reality" - Manuscript 3, Part 3 |
1996-1997 |
| 26/4 | Holding on to Reality, "Information and Reality" - Manuscript 3, Part 4 |
1996-1997 |
| 26/5 | Holding on to Reality, "Information and Reality" - Manuscript 3, Part 5 |
1996-1997 |
| 27/1 | Holding on to Reality, "Signs and Things" - Early Transcript, Part 1 |
circa 1997 |
| 27/2 | Holding on to Reality, "Signs and Things" - Early Transcript, Part 2 |
circa 1997 |
| 27/3 | Holding on to Reality, Typing and Layout Instruction Notes |
1997 |
| 27/4 | Holding on to Reality, "Signs and Things" - Major Revision, Part 1 |
circa 1997 |
| 27/5 | Holding on to Reality, "Signs and Things" - Major Revision, Part 2 |
circa 1997 |
| 27/6 | Holding on to Reality, "Signs and Things" - Major Revision, Part 3 |
circa 1997 |
| 27/7 | Holding on to Reality, "Signs and Things" - Major Revision, Part 4 |
circa 1997 |
| 28/1 | Holding on to Reality, "Information and Reality" - Typed Chapter Drafts with Edits, Part 1 |
undated |
| 28/2 | Holding on to Reality, "Information and Reality" - Typed Chapter Drafts with Edits, Part 2 |
undated |
| 28/3 | Holding on to Reality, "Information and Reality" - Typed Chapter Drafts with Edits, Part 3 |
undated |
| 29/1 | Holding on to Reality, "Signs and Things" - Minor Revision, Part 1 |
1997 |
| 29/2 | Holding on to Reality, "Signs and Things" - Minor Revision, Part 2 |
1997 |
| 29/3 | Holding on to Reality, "Signs and Things" - Minor Revision, Part 1 |
1998 |
| 29/4 | Holding on to Reality, "Signs and Things" - Minor Revision, Part 2 |
1998 |
| 30/1 | Holding on to Reality, "Signs and Things": Introduction - Chapter 5 |
circa 1998 |
| 30/2 | Holding on to Reality, "Signs and Things": Chapters 6 - 12 |
circa 1998 |
| 30/3 | Holding on to Reality, "Signs and Things": Chapters 12 - 15 |
circa 1998 |
| 30/4 | Holding on to Reality, "Signs and Things": Conclusion |
circa 1998 |
| 30/5 | Holding on to Reality: Introduction - Chapter 10 |
1999 |
| 30/6 | Holding on to Reality: Chapter 11 - End |
1999 |
| 30/7 | Holding on to Reality: Introduction - Chapter 10 (with minor editor notes in green) |
1999 |
| 30/8 | Holding on to Reality: Chapter 11 - End (with minor editor notes in green) |
1999 |
| 31/1 | Holding on to Reality, "Signs and Things" - Manuscript with Editors Notes, Part 1 |
circa 1998 |
| 31/2 | Holding on to Reality, "Signs and Things" - Manuscript with Editors Notes, Part 2 |
circa 1998 |
| 31/3 | Holding on to Reality, "Signs and Things" - Manuscript with Editors Notes, Part 3 |
circa 1998 |
| 31/4 | Holding on to Reality - Master Set Manuscript with Edits, Part 1 |
circa 1998 |
| 31/5 | Holding on to Reality - Master Set Manuscript with Edits, Part 2 |
circa 1998 |
Subseries 2: Books - 2021 Addition 0.8 linear feet
|
2000-2006 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 52 / 1 | Real American Ethics - Draft Introduction |
2000 |
| 52 / 2 | Real American Ethics - Part Two Edits Folder 1 of 3
|
2001 |
| 52 / 3 | Real American Ethics - Part Two Edits Folder 2 of 3
|
2001 |
| 52 / 4 | Real American Ethics - Part Two Edits Folder 3 of 3
|
2001 |
| 52 / 5 | Real American Ethics - Early Version of Part One Folder 1 of 2
|
2001-2003 |
| 52 / 6 | Real American Ethics - Early Version of Part One Folder 2 of 2
|
2001-2003 |
| 52 / 7 | Real American Ethics - Edits to Introduction |
2002 |
| 52 / 8 | Real American Ethics - Part Two Edits and Updates Folder 1 of 2
|
2004 |
| 52 / 9 | Real American Ethics - Part Two Edits and Updates Folder 2 of 2
|
2004 |
| 53 / 1 | Real American Ethics - Notes for Manuscript Folder 1 of 2
|
2004 |
| 53 / 2 | Real American Ethics - Notes for Manuscript Folder 1 of 2
|
2004 |
| 53 / 3 | Real American Ethics - Edited Typescript of Part Two |
2004 |
| 53 / 4 | Real American Ethics - Outline |
2004 |
| 53 / 5 | Real American Ethics - Part One Updates Folder 1 of 2
|
2004 |
| 53 / 6 | Real American Ethics - Part One Updates Folder 2 of 2
|
2004 |
| 53 / 7 | Real American Ethics - Chapter One Edits |
2004 |
| 53 / 8 | Real American Ethics - Part Three Edits Folder 1 of 2
|
Undated |
| 53 / 9 | Real American Ethics - Part Three Edits Folder 2 of 2
|
Undated |
| 53 / 10 | Real American Ethics - Correspondence and Sundries |
2004-2006 |
| 53 / 11 | Real American Ethics - Updated Introduction |
2005 |
| 53 / 12 | Real American Ethics - Correspondence |
2006 |
| 53 / 13 | Real American Ethics - Revisions of and Additions to the 2004 Typescript |
2006 |
Series III: Other Writings, circa 1968-2019Return to Top
2.2 linear feet
This series has been divided in to three subseries. Subseries 1 holds materials donated in 2016. The bulk of this series contains essays of unknown publication. There are also sundry short writings, including reviews, notes on various topics, and writings for University of Montana presentations. Borgmann may have used some of these notes for giving class lectures (lecture notes with obvious indication are housed in the Lecture Notes series). Materials donated in 2018 were added to this series under subseries 2, and materials donated in 2021 are in the third subseries.
Subseries are arranged by date and then alphabetically when undated. Borgmann’s titles have mostly been preserved and used to designate folder titles. Otherwise folders have been given a summary title. Distinct notes or writings that Borgmann donated together have been foldered together or organized together to indicate relationship.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Subseries 1: 2016 Addition 1.8 linear feet
|
1979-2015 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 32/1 | "Formal and Substantive Considerations of Freedom and Determinism" |
circa 1979 |
| 32/2 | "Work as a Means and as an End" |
1980 |
| 32/3 | "Recent Work on Heidegger and Technology" |
circa 1983? |
| 32/4 | "Introduction to Perspectives on the Environment" |
1984 |
| 32/5 | "The Ethical and Human Values Component in the General Education Program of the University of Montana" |
1985 |
| 32/6 | "Human Intelligence" - Draft |
circa 1985-1987 |
| 32/7 | "Human Intelligence" - Notes and Outlines |
circa 1985-1987 |
| 33/1 | "Contemporary Culture and Death" - Abstract and Two Drafts |
1986 |
| 33/2 | Anonymous Paper Review - "Appropriate Technologies and Inappropriate Politics" |
1986 |
| 33/3 | Memo - "Replacement Position" - Feminist Philosopher |
1987 |
| 33/4 | Transcription and Draft of Borgmann Lecture - "Technik und Frauenbewegung" |
1987 |
| 33/5 | Report on Manuscript of W.R. Arney's Experts and Expertise in the New Age |
1988 |
| 33/6 | Translation of Heidegger's "Encounters with Ortega and Gasset" |
1988 |
| 33/7 | Notes on Simpson and Zimmerman |
1989 |
| 33/8 | Memo - "The University's Research Strategy" |
1991 |
| 33/9 | "Public Space and Public Policy" - Draft 1 |
1992 |
| 33/10 | "Public Space and Public Policy" - Draft 2 |
1999 |
| 33/11 | "The Canon Under Fire" |
1992 |
| 33/12 | "Teaching and Leading the Good Life" |
1992 |
| 33/13 | "The Reach of Heidegger's Thought" |
1992 |
| 33/14 | Report - "Scholarly Productivity at the University of Montana" |
circa 1992 |
| 33/15 | "The Second Closing of the Frontier" - Introduction and Lecture Series Schedule |
1993 |
| 33/16 | Reinhold Schneider Poem Translation |
1993 |
| 33/17 | Notes on "Realitaet und Hyperrealitaet" |
1993 |
| 33/18 | "Technology as a Cultural Force" |
1993 |
| 33/19 | "The Dawn of the Postmodern Era" |
1993 |
| 33/20 | Review of the Cambridge Companion to Heidegger |
circa 1994 |
| 33/21 | Review of L. Simpson, "Technology, Time, and the Conversations of Modernity" |
1995 |
| 34/1 | "How Much Information?" |
1995 |
| 34/2 | "The Promise of Information at the Turn of the Millennium" This essay is likely related to Borgmann's 1994 publication, "Information and Reality at the Turn of the Century".
|
1996 |
| 34/3 | "Information and Mobility" |
1997 |
| 34/4 | Report on Gyorgy Scrinis' Thesis |
1998 |
| 34/5 | "Consumption, Community, Celebration" - for conference: Congress for the New Urbanism VII |
1999 |
| 34/6 | "Learning at a Distance" |
2000 |
| 34/7 | "Technology and the Crisis of Humanity" |
2000 |
| 34/8 | "Democratic Technology" - Review on Feenberg's Questioning Technology |
2000 |
| 34/9 | Review of H. Gardner, "Good Work" |
circa 2001 |
| 34/10 | "Report of the Task Force on General Education" |
2002 |
| 34/11 | "Artificial Intelligence and Robotics - Promise and Peril" - Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Lecture |
2002 |
| 34/12 | "Feenberg and the Reform of Technology" |
2002 |
| 34/13 | "Material Culture" |
2003 |
| 34/14 | "Technology and the Pursuit of Happiness" |
2005 |
| 34/15 | "Orientation in the Twenty-First Century" |
circa 2006 |
| 34/16 | "The Rise and Fall of Moral Cosmology" - Draft 1 |
2006 |
| 34/17 | "The Rise and Fall of Moral Cosmology" - Draft 2 |
2007-2008 |
| 35/1 | "The Regions of Philosophy" |
2007 |
| 35/2 | "Enlightenment and Disenchantment" |
2008 |
| 35/3 | "Background Conditions" - a revision of "Enlightenment and Disenchantment" |
2015 |
| 35/4 | "Politics and the Pursuit of Excellence" for University of Montana President's Lecture on March 16, 2009 |
2009 |
| 35/5 | Preface to "Virtual Communities" by Felicia Wu Song |
2009 |
| 35/6 | "Reason - Its Role and its Limits" |
2010 |
| 35/7 | "The Other Questions about the iPad" |
2010 |
| 35/8 | "The Future of Higher Education" - for the University of Montana Symposium on May 10, 2010 |
2010 |
| 35/9 | Outlines for papers not yet identified |
2010-2011 |
| 35/10 | "How I Happened on Technology as a Philosophical Topic" |
2011 |
| 35/11 | "The Culture of the Table" |
2011 |
| 35/12 | "Reading Contemporary Culture: The Challenge of Technological Literacy" |
2014 |
| 35/13 | "Ethics Within Physics" |
2014-2015 |
| 35/14 | Anonymous Paper Review - "AT from a Praxical Perspective" |
undated |
| 35/15 | Anonymous Review - "Impact of Personal Information Technologies" |
undated |
| 35/16 | Anonymous Review - J. Caiazza's "Modern Science and the Origins of Our Political Discontent" |
undated |
| 35/17 | "Demokratie und Technik in Amerika" |
undated |
| 35/18 | "Die Philosophie der Technik und die Politik" |
undated |
| 35/19 | "Christianity and Technology: Philosophical Reflections" - Notes on Power Failure |
undated |
| 35/20 | "The Consideration of Significance" |
undated |
| 35/21 | "The Courage to Abide" |
undated |
| 36/1 | "Freedom and Predictability" |
undated |
| 36/2 | "Freedom and Predictability" - Notes, Outlines, Paralipomena |
|
| 36/3 | "The Humanities and the Environment" |
undated |
| 36/4 | "Leibhaftige und Uebermittelte Sprache" ("Bodily and Transmitted Language") |
undated |
| 36/5 | "Lifestyle: Why Change?" |
undated |
| 36/6 | "Montana in Transition" |
undated |
| 36/7 | "Montana: The Crucible - Remarks on Liberalism and the Good Life" |
undated |
| 36/8 | Notes on "The Brain in Vitro" |
undated |
| 36/9 | Notes on "The Depth of Man" |
undated |
| 36/10 | Notes on P.T. Landsberg |
undated |
| 36/11 | Notes on Rorty and Realism - "Ponderosas and Procedures" |
undated |
| 36/12 | "The Ontological Status of the Mind-Body Problem" |
undated |
| 36/13 | "Philosophy and Technology" |
undated |
| 36/14 | Reading Report - P. Schmidt, "The Aesthetics of Existing" |
undated |
| 36/15 | Review/Blurb for new edition of H. Bugbee's "The Inward Morning" |
undated |
| 36/16 | "The Substantive Ingredients in the Landsberg and Evans Setting" |
undated |
| 36/17 | "What is the Standard of Living?" |
undated |
| 36/18 | "Where are the People?" - Response to William Bryan Jr. |
undated |
Subseries 2: 2018 Addition 0.2 linear feet
|
circa 1968-2016 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 43/1 | "The Origin of Language and Reality" |
circa 1968 |
| 43/2 | "Der Herr Roedelberger in Urberg im Schwarzwald" |
1983 |
| 43/3 | "What does the Darwinian Algorithm Explain?" - Notes |
circa 1996 |
| 43/4 | "The Moral Order" and "Outline: Beyond Focal Things and Practices" - Notes |
circa 2000 |
| 43/5 | "The Regions of Philosophy" |
2007 |
| 43/6 | "Cultural Issues" - Notes |
circa 2016 |
| 43/7 | "Concluding Remarks on Heidegger and Technology" |
undated |
| 43/8 | Concluding Remarks on Language and Reality |
undated |
| 43/9 | "Contra Memes" - Notes |
undated |
| 43/10 | "Device Paradigm Answers to Heidegger's Framework Questions?" - Notes |
undated |
| 43/11 | "Dimensions of Philosophy" - Abstract |
undated |
| 43/12 | Heraclitus and Language - Notes |
undated |
| 43/13 | "Inhabiting the World" - Notes |
undated |
| 43/14 | "Introductory Remarks to Tribe" - Notes |
undated |
| 43/15 | "Marx and Economic and Moral Commodification" - Notes |
undated |
| 43/16 | Moral Underdetermination - Notes |
undated |
| 43/17 | Notes on Biblical texts, "Canon," and "Religion" |
undated |
| 43/18 | Notes on Celebration and Community |
undated |
| 43/19 | "Notes on Moral Realism" |
undated |
| 43/20 | Notes on Philosophy of Language: Semantic Theory and Limits of Textuality |
undated |
| 43/21 | "Remarks on Rorty's 'Metaphilosophical Difficulties of Linguistic Philosophy'" |
undated |
| 43/22 | "Semantic, Disclosive Deictic Explanation" and "Dennett on Naturalizing Ethics" |
undated |
| 43/23 | "Technology and Excellence" - Notes |
undated |
| 43/24 | "The Fourfold and Technology" |
undated |
| 43/25 | "The Government's Roles in Shaping the Common Quality of Life" - Notes |
undated |
| 43/26 | "The Principles of Evolution" - Notes |
undated |
| 43/27 | "The Problem of Agency and Democratizing Technology" and "Technology and Ecology" |
undated |
| 43/28 | "The Support of Comprehensive Energy Planning" |
undated |
| 43/29 | "The Thing and Technology" |
undated |
| 43/30 | Views of Science and Technology - Notes |
undated |
Subseries 3: 2021 Addition 0.2 linear feet
|
1991-2019 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 54 / 1 | Albert Borgmann Philosophical Reflections Pagination Fragmented
|
Undated |
| 54 / 2 | Parables and Random Notes by Borgmann |
1991 |
| 54 / 3 | Essay Notes - "…Or Is The Question" Folder 1 of 2
|
2006 |
| 54 / 4 | Essay Notes - "…Or Is The Question" Folder 2 of 2
|
2006 |
| 54 / 5 | Essay Notes and Draft - "Information and Integrity" |
2007 |
| 54 / 6 | Essay Notes and Draft - "Does The Crisis of Global Warming Require a Spiritual Solution?" |
2008 |
| 54 / 7 | Essay Notes and Draft - "The Growth of Information and The Texture of Reality" Folder 1 of 2
|
2008 |
| 54 / 8 | Essay Notes and Draft - "The Growth of Information and The Texture of Reality" Folder 2 of 2
|
2008 |
| 54 / 9 | Essay Notes and Draft - "Traditional Culture and Global Commodification" Folder 1 of 2
|
2008 |
| 54 / 10 | Essay Notes and Draft - "Traditional Culture and Global Commodification" Folder 2 of 2
|
2008 |
| 54 / 11 | Essay Draft and Notes - "The Challenge of Consumption from Chronicles to Theory" |
2009 |
| 54 / 12 | Lecture Notes - "Imagining Evil" |
2009 |
| 54 / 13 | Essay Notes and Draft - "What Should I know?" |
2010 |
| 54 / 14 | Lecture Notes - "Sherman Symposium on Campus" |
2010 |
| 54 / 15 | Lecture Notes - "Sermon on Darwin Holy Spirit" |
2011 |
| 54 / 16 | Lecture Notes - "The Challenge of Technology to Christianity" |
2011 |
| 54 / 17 | Lecture Notes - "Occupy Wall Street and Inequality" |
2011 |
| 54 / 18 | Essay Notes and Drafts-"What Should I Know? Substantive Knowledge as a Necessary Condition of Citizenship and The Good Life" |
2011 |
| 54 / 19 | Lecture Notes - "Can Artificial Intelligence Stand In for Human Intelligence? It's a Moral Question" |
2012 |
| 54 / 20 | Lecture Notes - "What's Good in the Good Society?" |
2012 |
| 54 / 21 | Lecture Notes - "Environmental Ethics and Climate Change" |
2012 |
| 54 / 22 | Essay Notes and Draft - "What is Technological Literacy" |
2012 |
| 54 / 23 | Lecture Notes - "Abortion and the Affirmation of Life" |
2013 |
| 54 / 24 | Lecture Notes - "Chemistry and Ethics" |
2013 |
| 54 / 25 | Lecture Notes - "Sacred Spaces Within Cyberspace" |
2014 |
| 54 / 26 | Essay Notes and Drafts - "Being in the Anthropocene: World Appreciation in the Age of Global Warming" |
2015 |
| 54 / 27 | Essay Notes and Draft - "Justice and Technology" |
2016 |
| 54 / 28 | Commencement Speech |
2019 |
Series IV: Correspondence, 1951-2013Return to Top
4.2 linear feet
This series contains personal, professional, and familial letters that Albert Borgmann received and sent. Subseries 1 makes up the bulk of the series and includes professional and personal correspondence. Subseries 2 includes letters written in German by Borgmann to his parents and family members. Letters to Borgmann's parents from Albert Borgmann's spouse, Nancy Jo (Quasthoff) Borgmann, are also included. Related family correspondence is contained in the Nancy Borgmann Papers, Mss. 903.
The majority of the letters are separated into folders either by topic (e.g., professional correspondence concerning a particular book publication) or by individual correspondent. All other letters are collected chronologically, with related letters foldered or organized together.
Access to materials in Subseries 2 and Subseries 4 are restricted. Contact archivist for details.
In Subseries 1 and 2, letters received as part of the 2018 donation are listed after letters received in 2016. Subseries 3 and 4 were added in 2021.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Subseries 1: Professional and Personal Correspondence 1.0 linear feet
|
1964-1995 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 37/1 | Timelines for Book Publications |
1981-1991 |
| 37/2 | Letters Concerning Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life (TCCL) - Publication Letters, Part 1 |
1980-1983 |
| 37/3 | Letters Concerning TCCL - Publication Letters, Part 2 |
1984-1993 |
| 37/4 | Reviews of TCCL |
1984-1990 |
| 37/5 | Letters Concerning TCCL - Correspondence with Readers |
1985-1988 |
| 37/6 | Letters Concerning Crossing the Postmodern Divide (CPD) - First Publication, Professional Correspondence |
1990-1992 |
| 37/7 | Letters Concerning CPD - Paperback |
1992 |
| 37/8 | Letters Concerning CPD - Reviews and Ads |
1992-1993 |
| 37/9 | Letters Concerning CPD - Translation Possibilities |
1992-1995 |
| 37/10 | Miscellaneous Correspondence (Letters Concerning Publication of Philosophy of Language), Part 1 |
1964-1968 |
| 37/11 | Miscellaneous Correspondence, Part 2 |
1969-1975 |
| 38/1 | Miscellaneous Correspondence, Part 3 (including a few later letters connected to ongoing correspondence) |
1976-1979 |
| 38/2 | Miscellaneous Correspondence, Part 4 (including a few later letters connected to ongoing correspondence) |
1980-1987 |
| 38/3 | Miscellaneous Correspondence, Part 5 |
1988-1991 |
| 38/4 | Miscellaneous Correspondence - after 1991 |
1991-1993 |
| 38/5 | Specific Correspondence - Gerald F. Kreyche |
1966-1990 |
| 38/6 | Specific Correspondence - Barry |
1967-1983 |
| 38/7 | Specific Correspondence - John |
1970-1974 |
| 38/8 | Specific Correspondence - William (Bill) Thomas "Tael" |
1970-1985 |
| 38/9 | Specific Correspondence - Bob K |
1973-1976 |
| 38/10 | Specific Correspondence - Max Baucus |
1975-1985 |
| 38/11 | Specific Correspondence - Will Griffis |
1975-1980 |
| 38/12 | Specific Correspondence - Carl Mitcham |
1976-1987 |
| 38/13 | Specific Correspondence - David Clarke |
circa 1978-1985 |
| 38/14 | Specific Correspondence - David Strong |
1981-1991 |
| 38/15 | Specific Correspondence - Eric Higgs |
1987-1991 |
| 38/16 | MacArthur Fellowship Nomination Letters - Charles Taylor, Mark O'Connor |
undated |
| 43/31 | Letters concerning teaching appointment at Idaho |
1964 |
| 43/32 | Letters concerning teaching appointment at DePaul - Gerald F. Kreysche |
1964-1965 |
| 43/33 | Letters concerning teaching appointment at Colorado, Boulder |
1964-1968 |
| 43/34 | Letters concerning materials to potential employers - Urbana, Illinois |
1965-1969 |
| 43/35 | Letters concerning teaching appointment at Hawaii - Winfield Nagley, others |
1966-1967 |
| 43/36 | Letters concerning Heidegger Symposium and subsequent publication |
1966-1968 |
| 43/37 | Letters concerning teaching appointment at Vermont - William Beckett, David Sobers |
1966-1969 |
| 43/38 | Letters concerning teaching appointment at New Hampshire |
1967 |
| 43/39 | Letters concerning teaching appointment at Colorado College |
1968 |
| 43/40 | Letters concerning teaching appointment at Green Bay - J. Stanley Yake, Richard Frontera |
1969 |
| 43/41 | Letters concerning teaching position at City College, New York - Julius Elias |
1969 |
| 43/42 | Letters from students |
circa 2014 |
| 43/43 | Specific correspondence - Calvin Schrag |
1966-1968 |
| 43/44 | Specific correspondence - Harry Haile |
1966-1967 |
| 43/45 | Specific correspondence - L. H. Hackstaff |
1967 |
| 43/46 | Specific correspondence - Max Mueller |
1968 |
| 43/47 | Specific correspondence - Chung-ying Cheng |
1968-1969 |
| 43/48 | Specific correspondence - Jannis Kallinikos |
2007 |
| 43/49 | Specific correspondence - Daniel Kemmis |
2014 |
| 43/50 | Specific correspondence - Kelly |
2014 |
| 43/51 | Specific correspondence - Dave Friedrich |
2014 |
| 43/52 | Specific correspondence - Andrea Gammon |
2014 |
| 43/53 | Specific correspondence - Linda |
2016 |
| 43/54 | Specific correspondence - Gordon "Corky" Brittan |
2017 |
Subseries 2: Family Correspondence 0.4 linear feet
The Family Correspondence subseries, Subseries 2, is restricted. Contact the Archives for information.
|
1951-2000 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 51/1 | Albert's letters to Albert's parents |
1951-1957 |
| 51/2 | Albert's letters to Albert's parents |
1959 |
| 51/3 | Albert's letters to Albert's parents |
1960 |
| 51/4 | Albert's letters to Albert's parents |
1961 |
| 51/5 | Albert's letters to Albert's parents |
1962-1963 |
| 51/6 | Albert's letters to Albert's parents |
1964-1965 |
| 51/7 | Albert's letters to Albert's parents |
1966-1967 |
| 51/8 | Albert's letters to Albert's parents |
1968-1969 |
| 51/9 | Albert's letters to Albert's parents |
1970-1974 |
| 51/10 | Albert's letters to Albert's parents |
1975-1978 |
| 51/11 | Albert's letters to Albert's parents |
1979-1981 |
| 51/12 | Albert's letters to Albert's parents |
1982-1983 |
| 51/13 | Albert's letters to Albert's parents |
1984-2000 |
| 51/14 | Albert's letters to Albert's parents |
undated, circa 1955-1961? |
| 51/15 | Albert's letters to Albert's brother Rainer and to Albert's extended family |
1959 |
| 51/16 | Nancy's letters to Albert's parents |
1962-1976 |
| 51/17 | Drawings and writings to Albert's parents from Albert and Nancy's daughters |
circa 1967-? |
| 51/18 | Letters to Albert's parents from Nancy's parents |
1968-circa 1975? |
| 51/19 | Albert's letter to daughter Andrea |
1984 |
Subseries 3: Correspondence - 2021 addition 2.4 linear feet
|
1967-2013 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 55 / 1 | Miscellaneous Correspondence Some Correspondence are in German
|
1969-1980 |
| 55 / 2 | Miscellaneous Correspondence |
1980-1990 |
| 55 / 3 | Miscellaneous Correspondence |
1990 |
| 55 / 4 | Miscellaneous Correspondence |
1991 |
| 55 / 5 | Miscellaneous Correspondence |
1992 |
| 55 / 6 | Miscellaneous Correspondence |
1992 |
| 55 / 7 | Miscellaneous Correspondence |
1993 |
| 55 / 8 | Miscellaneous Correspondence |
1993 |
| 55 / 9 | Miscellaneous Correspondence |
1994 |
| 55 / 10 | Miscellaneous Correspondence |
1994 |
| 55 / 11 | Miscellaneous Correspondence |
1995 |
| 55 / 12 | Miscellaneous Correspondence |
1995 |
| 55 / 13 | Miscellaneous Correspondence |
1996 |
| 55 / 14 | Miscellaneous Correspondence |
1997 |
| 55 / 15 | Miscellaneous Correspondence |
1998 |
| 55 / 16 | Miscellaneous Correspondence |
1999 |
| 56 / 1 | Miscellaneous Correspondence |
2000-2002 |
| 56 / 2 | Information and Correspondence related to the annual Henry Bugbee Lectures |
1989-2001 |
| 56 / 3 | Miscellaneous Correspondence |
2003-2006 |
| 56 / 4 | Miscellaneous Correspondence |
2007-2013 |
| 56 / 5 | Miscellaneous Correspondence |
Undated Material |
| 56 / 6 | Miscellaneous Correspondence |
Undated Material |
| 57 / 1 | Specific Correspondence - Kirby |
1971-1972 |
| 57 / 2 | Specific Correspondence - Manfred Stanley |
1979-1989 |
| 57 / 3 | Specific Correspondence - Steve Murray |
1987-1989 |
| 57 / 4 | Specific Correspondence - Michael Zimmerman |
1991 |
| 57 / 5 | Specific Correspondence - Nick Pazeric |
1991-1992 |
| 57 / 6 | Specific Correspondence - David Toole |
1992 |
| 57 / 7 | Specific Correspondence - Eduardo Sabrovsky |
1992 |
| 57 / 8 | Specific Correspondence - David Strongs Manuscript |
1991-1993 |
| 57 / 9 | Specific Correspondence - Larry |
1986-1994 |
| 57 / 10 | Specific Correspondence - Ira and Ms. Horibe |
1994 |
| 57 / 11 | Specific Correspondence - Michael Harper |
1994 |
| 58 / 1 | Specific Correspondence - Andrew Light |
1993-1995 |
| 58 / 2 | Specific Correspondence - Frank Behr |
1989-1995 |
| 58 / 3 | Specific Correspondence - Ken Ming |
1992-1996 |
| 58 / 4 | Specific Correspondence - Carl Mitcham |
1992-1996 |
| 58 / 5 | Specific Correspondence - Don Ihde |
1991-1997 |
| 58 / 6 | Specific Correspondence - Corky |
1992-2000 |
| 58 / 7 | Specific Correspondence - Eric Higgs |
1991-2001 |
| 58 / 8 | Specific Correspondence - Energy Planning |
2002 |
| 58 / 9 | Specific Correspondence - Dr. Meng |
1992-2004 |
| 59 / 1 | Correspondence related to the publication of "The Philosophy of Language" |
1967-1972 |
| 59 / 2 | Correspondence related to "The Philosophy of Language" |
1972-1986 |
| 59 / 3 | "Holding on to Reality" Correspondence Folder 1 of 3
|
2002 |
| 59 / 4 | "Holding on to Reality" Correspondence Folder 2 of 3
|
2002 |
| 59 / 5 | "Holding on to Reality" Correspondence Folder 3 of 3
|
2002 |
Subseries 4: Student and Faculty Recommendations 0.4 linear feet
Access to materials in Subseries 4 is restricted. Contact the Archives for information.
|
1968-2003 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 60 / 1 | Student Recommendations |
1968 |
| 60 / 2 | Student Recommendations |
1969 |
| 60 / 3 | Student Recommendations |
1970 |
| 60 / 4 | Student Recommendations |
1971 |
| 60 / 5 | Student Recommendations |
1972 |
| 60 / 6 | Faculty Recommendations |
1971-1999 |
| 60 / 7 | Student Recommendations |
1973 |
| 60 / 8 | Student Recommendations |
1974 |
| 60 / 9 | Student Recommendations |
1975 |
| 60 / 10 | Student Recommendations |
1976 |
| 60 / 11 | Student Recommendations |
1977 |
| 60 / 12 | Student Recommendations |
1978 |
| 60 / 13 | Student Recommendations |
1979 |
| 60 / 14 | Student Recommendations |
1980 |
| 60 / 15 | Student Recommendations |
1981 |
| 60 / 16 | Student Recommendations |
1982 |
| 60 / 17 | Student Recommendations |
1983 |
| 60 / 18 | Student Recommendations |
1984 |
| 60 / 19 | Student Recommendations |
1985 |
| 60 / 20 | Student Recommendations |
1986 |
| 60 / 21 | Student Recommendations |
1987 |
| 60 / 22 | Student Recommendations |
1988 |
| 60 / 23 | Student Recommendations |
1989 |
| 60 / 24 | Student Recommendations |
1990 |
| 60 / 25 | Student Recommendations |
1991 |
| 60 / 26 | Student Recommendations |
1992 |
| 60 / 27 | Student Recommendations |
1993 |
| 60 / 28 | Student Recommendations |
1994 |
| 60 / 29 | Student Recommendations |
1995 |
| 60 / 30 | Faculty Recommendations |
1995-2001 |
| 60 / 31 | Student Recommendations |
1996 |
| 60 / 32 | Student Recommendations |
1997 |
| 60 / 33 | Student Recommendations |
1998 |
| 60 / 34 | Student Recommendations |
1999 |
| 60 / 35 | Student Recommendations |
2000 |
| 60 / 36 | Student Recommendations |
2001 |
| 60 / 37 | Student Recommendations |
2002 |
| 60 / 38 | Student Recommendations |
2003 |
Series V: Calendars, 1957-2016Return to Top
1.6 linear feet
This series contains Albert Borgmann’s daily calendars.
This series is arranged chronologically.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 39/1 | Calendars |
1957-1959 |
| 39/2 | Calendars |
1960-1962 |
| 39/3 | Calendars |
1963-1965 |
| 39/4 | Calendars |
1966-1969 |
| 39/5 | Calendars |
1970, 1972-1974 |
| 39/6 | Calendars |
1975-1977, 1979 |
| 39/7 | Calendars |
1980-1983 |
| 39/8 | Calendars |
1984, 1986 |
| 40/1 | Calendars |
1987-1989 |
| 40/2 | Calendars |
1990-1992 |
| 40/3 | Calendars |
1993-1995 |
| 40/4 | Calendars |
1996-1998 |
| 41/1 | Calendars |
1999-2001 |
| 41/2 | Calendars |
2002-2004 |
| 41/3 | Calendars |
2005-2007 |
| 41/4 | Calendars |
2008 |
| 41/5 | Calendars |
2009-2010 |
| 42/1 | Semester Calendars |
2005-2013 |
| 42/2 | Calendars |
2011-2013 |
| 42/3 | Calendars |
2011-2012 |
| 42/4 | Calendars |
2014-2015 |
| 42/5 | Calendars |
2014-2015 |
| 42/6 | Calendar |
2016 |
Series VI: Syllabi and Lecture Notes, 1966-2020Return to Top
1.5 linear feet
This series includes materials related to Borgmann's teaching. Such materials include early course proposals, a collection of Borgmann's course syllabi (which is not inclusive of all Borgmann's taught courses), and notes that Borgmann used to teach courses. He would bring these notes to class and would sometimes use the same notes for several class periods or for different courses. The current arrangement of lecture notes was preserved from Borgmann's donation of these materials.
Syllabi are organized by date and then by subject. Some loose syllabi may correspond with dated lecture notes housed in the series, and some syllabi may be found in the lecture notes (preserved from Borgmann's arrangement). Lecture notes make up the bulk of the series and are organized first by date, then by subject. Undated lecture notes follow, arranged alphabetically. When lecture notes were not clearly assigned a title by Borgmann, a summary title has been given to the folder. Materials for Dr. Borgmann's Winter Quarter 1979 course about Henry Bugbee's bookThe Inward Morning were received in 2020 and placed at the end of Subseries 1. Materials received in 2021 were placed in Subseries 2.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Subseries 1: Syllabi and Lecture Notes 0.9 linear feet
|
1966-2020 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 43/55 | Course proposals |
1966-1967 |
| 43/56 | Course syllabi |
1974-2017 |
| 43/57 | "Political Ethics" course description |
1988 |
| 44/1 | Philosophy of Language |
1967 |
| 44/2 | Introduction to the Humanities |
1971 |
| 44/3 | Colloquium |
1978 |
| 44/4 | Introduction and Concluding Remarks to the Philosophy of Language |
1980 |
| 44/5 | Concluding Remarks to Technology and Environmental Concern |
1980 |
| 44/6 | Summary of Technology |
1980 |
| 44/7 | "Focal Concerns and Language" and Introduction to the Philosophy of Language |
1987 |
| 44/8 | Notes on Quine |
1987 |
| 44/9 | Philosophy of Technology |
1988 |
| 44/10 | Introduction to Political Ethics |
1992 |
| 44/11 | Introduction to Philosophy of Language |
1995 |
| 44/12 | Introduction to Ethics, Ethics at the End of History |
1997-1998 |
| 44/13 | The Rigor and Richness of Language |
1998 |
| 44/14 | Contemporary Ethical Theory, Introduction |
1999 |
| 44/15 | Philosophy and Daily Life |
circa 2000 |
| 44/16 | Contemporary Ethics and the Pursuit of Excellence |
2001 |
| 44/17 | "Day of Dialogue: We" and "From Equality to Excellence" |
2001 |
| 44/18 | Introduction to Ethics |
2002 |
| 44/19 | Ethics: The Great Traditions |
2002-2003 |
| 44/20 | Introduction to Business and Ethics |
2002-2007 |
| 44/21 | Ethics |
2003 |
| 44/22 | Class notes for Ethics: Great Traditions, prepared by Dean Ritz |
2003 |
| 44/23 | The Pursuit of Happiness |
2004 |
| 44/24 | Ethics: The Pursuit of Happiness |
2004 |
| 44/25 | Evolutionary Theory and the Natural Environment |
2005 |
| 44/26 | Introduction to Ethics |
2005-2006 |
| 44/27 | Introduction to Ethics and Evolution, Explanation on Evolutionary Theory and Psychology |
2006 |
| 44/28 | Evolution and Ethics |
2006 |
| 44/29 | Introduction to American Ethics and Culture |
2007 |
| 44/30 | Accounting as a Profession |
circa 2007 |
| 44/31 | Introduction to the Philosophy of Language |
2008 |
| 44/32 | Toy Generative and Transformational Grammar, Topics for Exam in Philosophy of Language |
2008 |
| 44/33 | Philosophy of Technology |
2008 |
| 44/34 | Udo Fluck's Business Ethics |
2008-2010 |
| 44/35 | Introduction to Science, Technology, and Culture |
2009 |
| 44/36 | Introduction to Political Ethics |
2009 |
| 44/37 | Introduction to Ethics: The Pursuit of Happiness |
2009 |
| 44/38 | Introduction to Ethics |
2009 |
| 44/39 | Introduction to Technology, Space, and Culture |
2009 |
| 44/40 | Introduction to Analytic Philosophy and the Philosophy of Language |
2010 |
| 44/41 | Introduction to Political Ethics |
2010 |
| 44/42 | The Duty to Understand Science and Technology |
2011 |
| 44/43 | Introduction to Ethics: The Pursuit of Happiness |
2011 |
| 44/44 | Justice and the Good Society |
2011 |
| 44/45 | Introduction to Political Ethics |
2012 |
| 44/46 | Introduction to the Introduction to Ethics |
2012 |
| 44/47 | Technology as the Backdrop of the Good Life |
2012 |
| 44/48 | Introduction to Ethics |
2013 |
| 44/49 | Introduction to Ethics: Conduct and Context of the Good Life |
2013 |
| 44/50 | "Summary" notes |
2013 |
| 44/51 | Introduction to the World of Science and the World of Technology |
2014 |
| 44/52 | Introduction to Ethics: The Conduct and the Context of the Good Life |
2015 |
| 44/53 | Introduction to Science, Technology, and Culture |
2016 |
| 45/1 | American Political and Social Norms |
undated |
| 45/2 | Art as a Moment of Being |
undated |
| 45/3 | "Commodification" and "Technology and Agency" |
undated |
| 45/4 | Conclusion to the Introduction to Political Ethics |
undated |
| 45/5 | Contemporary Ethics, Summary and Conclusion |
undated |
| 45/6 | Cosmology and Daily Life |
undated |
| 45/7 | Concluding Remarks on Humboldt |
undated |
| 45/8 | Daily Life and the Good Life |
undated |
| 45/9 | Device Paradigm |
undated |
| 45/10 | Dignity and Excellence |
undated |
| 45/11 | Ethics and Rights of the Natural Environment |
undated |
| 45/12 | Ethics and Technology (Heidegger) |
undated |
| 45/13 | Explanation and Finality |
undated |
| 45/14 | Extension of the Device Paradigm: Commodification and Consumption |
undated |
| 45/15 | Justice in the Distribution of Income and Wealth |
undated |
| 45/16 | Introduction to Consumption and Satisfaction (with paper topics) |
undated |
| 45/17 | Intro to Ethics |
undated |
| 45/18 | Introduction to Philosophy |
undated |
| 45/19 | Introduction to Philosophy |
undated |
| 45/20 | Introduction to Philosophy |
undated |
| 45/21 | Introduction to Philosophy |
undated |
| 45/22 | Introduction to Philosophy: Technology and Environmental Concern |
undated |
| 45/23 | Introduction to Philosophy: "Technology and Happiness" and "Concluding Remarks" |
undated |
| 45/24 | Introduction to Political Ethics |
undated |
| 45/25 | Introduction to Political Ethics |
undated |
| 45/26 | Introduction to Scientific Procedure and Ethical Orientation |
undated |
| 45/27 | Introduction to the Great Philosophers |
undated |
| 45/28 | Introduction to the Introduction to Philosophy |
undated |
| 45/29 | Introduction to the Philosophy of Language |
undated |
| 45/30 | Introduction to the Philosophy of Language |
undated |
| 45/31 | Introduction to the Philosophy of Language |
undated |
| 45/32 | Introduction to the Philosophy of Language |
undated |
| 45/33 | Introduction to the Philosophy of Technology |
undated |
| 45/34 | Introduction to Utilitarianism |
undated |
| 45/35 | Material Culture |
undated |
| 45/36 | Philosophy and Daily Life |
undated |
| 45/37 | Philosophy of Language: course goals and Plato |
undated |
| 45/38 | Philosophy of Science and Culture: Technology and Information |
undated |
| 45/39 | Philosophy of Technology |
undated |
| 45/40 | "Plato and Aristotle on Virtue" and Ethics Conclusion |
undated |
| 45/41 | Political Reform |
undated |
| 45/42 | Postmodernism and the Explanation of Technology |
undated |
| 45/43 | Prosperity: Business and Ethics |
undated |
| 45/44 | Rachels, "Cultural Relativism" |
undated |
| 45/45 | "Reason and Emotion, Context and Conduct" and "Moral Foundations" |
undated |
| 45/46 | Reform of Technology |
undated |
| 45/47 | Remarks on OLP and Concluding Remarks to the Linguistic Turn, Remarks on JLP |
undated |
| 45/48 | Taylor, Turner, Wuthnow |
undated |
| 45/49 | Technology and the Good Life |
undated |
| 45/50 | The American Philosopher |
undated |
| 45/51 | The Ordinary and the Extraordinary |
undated |
| 45/52 | The Political Ethics of Prosperity |
undated |
| 45/53 | The Revolutionary Figures of the Modern Era |
undated |
| 45/54 | Theory, Practice, and Material Culture in Contemporary Ethics |
undated |
| 45/55 | Theory, Practice, and Material Culture in Taylor's EA |
undated |
| 45/56 | Topics for the 2nd Test |
undated |
| 45/57 | Problems in Philosophy: Henry Bugbee's Inward Morning This folder contains mimeographed student notes from Dr. Borgmann's Winter Quarter 1979 course. Henry Bugbee was a participant in that course.
|
1979 |
| 45/58 | Problems in Philosophy: Henry Bugbee's Inward Morning, edited student notes This folder contains a transcription, edited by Dr. Borgmann, of student notes from his 1979 course "Problems in Philosophy: Henry Bugbee's Inward Morning".
|
2020 |
Subseries 2: Syllabi and Lecture Notes - 2021 addition 0.6
|
2007-2020 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 61 / 1 | Class Notes - Climate Change |
2007 and 2019 |
| 61 / 2 | Class Notes - Introduction to Heidegger and Contemporary Culture Folder 1 of 2
|
2010 |
| 61 / 3 | Class Notes - Introduction to Heidegger and Contemporary Culture Folder 2 of 2
|
2010 |
| 61 / 4 | Class Notes - Introduction to Heidegger |
2014 |
| 61 / 5 | Class Notes - Climate Change and Philosophy |
2015 |
| 61 / 6 | Class Notes - Introduction to Kant |
2016 |
| 61 / 7 | Class Notes - Introduction to the Welfare of Democracy |
2017 |
| 61 / 8 | Class Notes - Authenticity and the Meaning of Life |
2017 |
| 61 / 9 | Class Notes |
2018 |
| 61 / 10 | Class Notes - Philosophy of Technology Folder 1 of 2
|
2018 |
| 61 / 11 | Class Notes - Philosophy of Technology Folder 2 of 2
|
2018 |
| 61 / 12 | Notes Titled "From Everday Eiscourse to Math Conjunction, Disjunction, Boolean Algebra" These notes fit the format of class notes
|
2018 |
| 61 / 13 | Class Notes - Introduction to Heidegger and Contemporary Life |
2019 |
| 61 / 14 | Class Notes - Introduction to the Ethics of Climate Change Folder 1 of 2
|
2019 |
| 61 / 15 | Class Notes - Introduction to the Ethics of Climate Change Folder 2 of 2
|
2019 |
| 62 / 1 | Class Notes - Introduction to Henry Bugbee |
2020 |
| 62 / 2 | Class Notes |
2020 |
| 62 / 3 | Class Notes - Philosophy of Technology Folder 1 of 2
|
2020 |
| 62 / 4 | Class Notes - Philosophy of Technology Folder 2 of 2
|
2020 |
| 62 / 5 | Class Syllabi and Information |
2010-2020 |
| 62 / 6 | Class Notes - Abortion |
undated |
| 62 / 7 | Fragmented Section of Notes |
undated |
Series VII: Student Materials, 1952-1965Return to Top
1.3 linear feet
This series contains writings from Borgmann's time as a student. It includes workbooks and essays from his time as a pupil and as a university student in Germany, as well as from his graduate work in the United States.
Subseries 1 is organized by date, followed by undated materials. Workbook titles have been translated from the German when applicable, whereas original essay titles in German were retained.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Subseries 1: Student Materials 0.5 linear feet
|
1952-1963 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 46/1 | German workbook |
1952-1953 |
| 46/2 | Greek workbook |
1953-1954 |
| 46/3 | German workbook |
1954-1955 |
| 46/4 | "Das Unrecht im Dritten Reich und seine Bewaeltigung" |
circa 1956 |
| 46/5 | German workbook |
1955-1957 |
| 46/6 | Art History notebook |
circa 1957 |
| 46/7 | German notebook |
circa 1957-1960 |
| 46/8 | Journal |
1958 |
| 46/9 | "Das Verhaeltnis zwischen Theorie und Praxis bei Schillers Dramen" |
1958-1959 |
| 46/10 | German Literature notebook |
1958-1959 |
| 46/11 | "Keats' Theoretical Idea of a Poet and of Poetry" |
1958-1959 |
| 46/12 | "Tieck: Der gestiefelte Kater, Kindermaerchen in drei Akten, mit Zwischenspielen, einem Prologue und Epiloge" |
1958-1959 |
| 46/13 | "Tieck: Leben und Tod der heiligen Genoveva, Ein Trauerspiel" |
1958-1959 |
| 46/14 | "Untersuchungen ueber den Aufbau fuenf moderner deutscher Romane" |
1959 |
| 46/15 | "William Faulkner: Spotted Horses" |
1959 |
| 46/16 | "Die Originalitaet Gottscheds in der Critischen Dichtkunst" |
1959-1960 |
| 46/17 | English Literature: Shakespeare notebook |
1959-1960 |
| 46/18 | History of Literature notebook |
circa 1959-1961 |
| 47/1 | "The Significance of the German Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus" |
1959-1960 |
| 47/2 | "Textual Analysis of 1 Henry VI" |
1960 |
| 47/3 | "The Quarto Copy for the Folio Text of Richard III" |
1960 |
| 47/4 | "Die Erzaehlerhaltung in Wielands Romanen" |
1960-1961 |
| 47/5 | "Lyndgate and the Tragic Flaw" |
1960-1961 |
| 47/6 | "Philologische Untersuchung des ersten Teils von Otlohs Gebet" |
1960-1961 |
| 47/7 | "Stilistischer Vergleich von Holz und Schlaf, Ein Tod, und Rilke, Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge" |
1960-1961 |
| 47/8 | "The Epic Qualities of Matthew Arnold's 'Sohrab and Rustum'" |
1960-1961 |
| 47/9 | "The Terms 'Time,' 'History,' and 'Providence' in Newman's Apologia" |
1960-1961 |
| 47/10 | "Point of View in Eliot's Poem 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock'" |
1961-1962 |
| 47/11 | "Strukturanalyse von Hauptmanns Iphigenie in Aulis" |
1961-1962 |
| 47/12 | Letter to Professor Motekat |
1962 |
| 47/13 | "Ernst und Komik in 'The First Part of Henry IV'" |
1962-1963 |
| 47/14 | Writings on Gottfried Keller |
undated |
| 47/15 | "Attractio Electiva: Naturzwang und Freiheit in Goethes 'Wahlverwandtschaften'" |
undated |
Subseries 2: Student Materials - 2021 addition 0.8 linear feet
|
circa 1950s-1965 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 63 / 1 | School Notebooks |
circa 1950s |
| 63 / 2 | School Notebooks |
circa 1950s |
| 63 / 3 | School Notebooks |
circa 1950s |
| Box | ||
| OS 64 / 1 | Diploma Doktors der Philosophie. Ludwig Maxillians Universitat. München.
|
1964 |
Series VIII: Text Notes, 1985/2019Return to Top
2.3 linear feet
This series contains notes that Borgmann made on texts by other philosophers and authors. These notes are primarily summaries and observations about the original texts, with Borgmann’s perspective scattered throughout. Often Borgmann reflected explicitly on the work at the end of his notes.
These text notes are largely undated and are arranged alphabetically by primary author upon whose work Borgmann comments. One undated notebook of notes is included at the end of the series that Borgmann had already internally alphabetically organized.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Subseries 1: Text Notes 1.1 linear feet
|
2009 and undated | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 47/16 | Augustine, Matthew, and Paul; Augustine, Confessions |
undated |
| 47/17 | Austin, "Performative-Constative" |
undated |
| 47/18 | Berry, What are People For? |
undated |
| 47/19 | Black, "Language and Reality" |
undated |
| 47/20 | Bolter, Writing Space |
undated |
| 47/21 | Boorstin, Democracy and Its Discontents |
undated |
| 47/22 | Bucciarelli, Designing Engineers |
undated |
| 47/23 | Buridan, Sophisms |
undated |
| 47/24 | Camus, The Fall |
undated |
| 47/25 | Carnap, "Empiricism, Semantics, and Ontology" |
undated |
| 47/26 | Cassirer, The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms |
undated |
| 47/27 | Cavell, "Austin at Criticism" |
undated |
| 47/28 | Chomsky, "Deep Structure, Surface Structure, and Semantic Interpretation" |
undated |
| 47/29 | Chomsky, Language and Mind |
undated |
| 47/30 | Chomsky, "Topics in the Theory of Generative Grammar" |
undated |
| 47/31 | Copi, "Language Analysis and Metaphysical Inquiry," and Borgmann reply |
undated |
| 47/32 | Dante, Inferno, Purgatorio |
undated |
| 47/33 | Dennett, Darwin's Dangerous Idea, and remarks on "Simplicity and Complexity" |
undated |
| 47/34 | Donnellan, "Reference and Definite Descriptions" |
undated |
| 47/35 | Dretske |
undated |
| 47/36 | Ebbs |
undated |
| 48/1 | Elshtain, Public Man, Private Woman |
undated |
| 48/2 | Epstein, "In Defense of the Contract at Will" |
undated |
| 48/3 | Frankena, Ethics |
undated |
| 48/4 | Friedman |
undated |
| 48/5 | Goethe, Faust |
undated |
| 48/6 | Gold, A Comparative Case Study |
undated |
| 48/7 | Grice, "Meaning" |
undated |
| 48/8 | Harman, "Three Levels of Meaning" |
undated |
| 48/9 | Haugeland, Artificial Intelligence |
undated |
| 48/10 | Hegel |
undated |
| 48/11 | Heidegger, Being and Time |
undated |
| 48/12 | Heidegger |
undated |
| 48/13 | Heilbroner, and Remarks |
undated |
| 48/14 | Herder, Abhandlung ueber den Ursprung der Sprache |
undated |
| 48/15 | Humboldt, Linguistic Variability and Intellectual Development |
undated |
| 48/16 | Humboldt, Ueber die Verschiedenheit des menschlichen Sprachbaues |
undated |
| 48/17 | Hursthouse, On Virtue Ethics |
undated |
| 48/18 | Ihde, Philosophy of Technology |
undated |
| 48/19 | Jackall |
undated |
| 48/20 | Johnson, Muddling Toward Frugality |
undated |
| 48/21 | Kafka, The Trial |
undated |
| 48/22 | Katz, "The Philosophical Relevance of Linguistic Theory" |
undated |
| 48/23 | Katz, "Semantic Theory" |
undated |
| 48/24 | Katz |
undated |
| 48/25 | Lambert and Brittan |
undated |
| 48/26 | Leiss, The Limits to Satisfaction |
undated |
| 48/27 | Lenneberg, "Language and Cognition" |
undated |
| 48/28 | Lieber, Noam Chomsky, A Philosophic Overview |
undated |
| 48/29 | Linder, The Harried Leisure Class |
undated |
| 48/30 | Malcolm, "Moore and Ordinary Language" |
undated |
| 48/31 | Maxwell and Feigl, "Why Ordinary Language Needs Reforming" |
undated |
| 48/32 | Moriarty, The Engineering Project |
undated |
| 48/33 | Nash, Wilderness |
undated |
| 48/34 | Nozick and Rawls |
undated |
| 48/35 | Orwell, Homage to Catalonia |
undated |
| 48/36 | Piore and Sabel, The Second Industrial Divide |
undated |
| 48/37 | Plato, Sophist |
undated |
| 48/38 | Putnam |
undated |
| 49/1 | Quine, "The Inscrutability of Reference" |
undated |
| 49/2 | Quine, "Semantic Ascent" |
undated |
| 49/3 | Rabelais, Gargantua |
undated |
| 49/4 | Robinson and Godbey, Time for Life |
undated |
| 49/5 | Rosseau, Essay on the Origin of Languages which Treats of Melody and Musical Imitation |
undated |
| 49/6 | Saint-Exupéry, Night Flight |
undated |
| 49/7 | Searle, "What Is a Speech Act?" |
undated |
| 49/8 | Skinner, Walden Two |
undated |
| 49/9 | Snyder, Toward One Science |
undated |
| 49/10 | Strawson, "Analysis, Science, and Metaphysics" |
undated |
| 49/11 | Strawson, "Identifying Reference and Truth-Values" |
undated |
| 49/12 | Strawson, "Intentions and Conventions in Speech Acts" |
undated |
| 49/13 | Swift, Gulliver's Travels |
undated |
| 49/14 | Taylor, "The Affirmation of Ordinary Life" from Sources of the Self |
undated |
| 49/15 | Taylor, "The Politics of Recognition" |
undated |
| 49/16 | Thomas |
undated |
| 49/17 | Thurow, The Zero-Sum Society |
undated |
| 49/18 | Tolstoy, The Death of Ivan Ilych |
undated |
| 49/19 | Toulmin |
undated |
| 49/20 | Tuan, Space and Place, and "Concluding Reflections" |
2009 |
| 49/21 | Turner, The Social Theory of Practices |
undated |
| 49/22 | Vandivier, "The Aircraft Brake Scandal" |
undated |
| 49/23 | Walzer, "Complex Equality" |
undated |
| 49/24 | Weinreich, "Explorations in Semantic Theory" |
undated |
| 49/25 | Wheelwright, Heraclitus |
undated |
| 49/26 | Wolgast, Equality and the Rights of Women |
undated |
| 49/27 | Wollenstonecraft |
undated |
| 49/28 | Wisdom, "Philosophical Perplexity" |
undated |
| 49/29 | Wuthnow, Poor Richard's Principle |
undated |
| 49/30 | Yankelovich, New Rules |
undated |
| 49/31 | Ziff, "On H.P. Grice's Account of Meaning" |
undated |
| 49/32 | Notebook on various philosophers |
undated |
Subseries 2: Text Notes - 2021 addition 1.2 linear feet
|
1985/2019 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 65 / 1 | Summary and Notes - Appiah - "The Lies that Bind: Rethinking Identity" |
2018 |
| 65 / 2 | Summary and Notes - Aristotle - "Nicomachean Ethics" |
Circa 1990 |
| 65 / 3 | Book Review-Bloomer and Moore - "Body Memory and Architecture" |
Undated |
| 65 / 4 | Summary and Notes - Bok - "The Politics of Happiness" |
Circa 2010 |
| 65 / 5 | Summary and Notes - Brittan - "An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science" Folder 1 of 2
|
Undated |
| 65 / 6 | Summary and Notes - Brittan - "An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science" Folder 2 of 2
|
Undated |
| 65 / 7 | Summary and Notes - Brittan - "Kant's Theory of Science" |
Undated |
| 65 / 8 | Summary and Notes - Bugbee - "The Inward Morning" Folder 1 of 2
|
Undated |
| 65 / 9 | Summary and Notes - Bugbee - "The Inward Morning" Folder 2 of 2
|
Undated |
| 65 / 10 | Summary and Notes - Capon - "The Supper of the Lamb" |
Undated |
| 65 / 11 | Summary and Notes - Cronch - "The Tech Wise Family" |
Circa 2017 |
| 65 / 12 | Summary, Notes, and Correspondence - Dreyfus and Kelly - "All Things Shining" |
Circa 2010 |
| 65 / 13 | Summary and Notes - Black Elk - "The Sacred Pipe: The Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux" |
Undated |
| 65 / 14 | Summary and Notes - Gilligan - "In a Different Voice" |
Undated |
| 65 / 15 | Summary and Notes - Heidegger - "Letter on Humanism" |
2017-2019 |
| 65 / 16 | Summary and Notes - Heidegger - "…Poetically Man Dwells..." |
2010 |
| 66 / 1 | Summary and Notes - Heidegger - "Being and Time" Folder 1 of 3
|
Undated |
| 66 / 2 | Summary and Notes - Heidegger - "Being and Time" Folder 2 of 3
|
Undated |
| 66 / 3 | Summary and Notes - Heidegger - "Being and Time" Folder 3 of 3
|
Undated |
| 66 / 4 | Summary and Notes - Heidegger - "Building, Dwelling, Thinking" |
Undated |
| 66 / 5 | Summary and Notes - Heidegger - "Language" |
Undated |
| 66 / 6 | Summary and Notes - Heidegger - "The Thing" |
Undated |
| 66 / 7 | Summary and Notes - Hempel - "Philsophy of Natural Science" |
Undated |
| 66 / 8 | Annotated Book-Kant - "Critique of Pure Reason" Folder 1 of 2
|
1985 |
| 66 / 9 | Annotated Book-Kant - "Critique of Pure Reason" Folder 2 of 2
|
1985 |
| 66 / 10 | Summary and Notes - Kant's Philosophy |
undated |
| 66 / 11 | Summary and Notes - Kant-"Prolegama to any Future Metaphysics Which Claims to Come Forward as a Science" |
Undated |
| 66 / 12 | Summary and Notes - Kant-"The Foundation of the Metaphysics of Morals" Folder 1 of 2
|
Undated |
| 66 / 13 | Summary and Notes - Kant-"The Foundation of the Metaphysics of Morals" Folder 2 of 2
|
Undated |
| 66 / 14 | Book Review-Kripke - "Naming and Necessity" |
Undated |
| 66 / 15 | Summary and Notes - Marx-"The Communist Manifesto" |
Undated |
| 66 / 16 | Summary and Notes - Mill-"Utilitarianism" |
Undated |
| 66 / 17 | Summary and Notes - Nussbaum-"Creating Capabilities" |
Circa 2010 |
| 66 / 18 | Outline of Stephen Pinker |
Undated |
| 67 / 1 | Book Review-Plato - "The Apology" |
Undated |
| 67 / 2 | Notes - Preston - "Saving Creation" |
2009 |
| 67 / 3 | Summary and Notes - Preston-"The Synthetic Age" |
2016 |
| 67 / 4 | Book Review - Quine - "Two Dogmas of Emipicism" |
Undated |
| 67 / 5 | Book Review - Rawls - "Justice as Fairness: A Restatement" |
2001 |
| 67 / 6 | Chapter Review - Rawls - "The Just and Good Society" in "A Theory of Justice" |
Undated |
| 67 / 7 | Summary and Notes - Rawls - "The Laws of Peoples" |
2001 |
| 67 / 8 | Outline of John Rawls Folder 1 of 2
|
Undated |
| 67 / 9 | Outline of John Rawls Folder 2 of 2
|
Undated |
| 67 / 10 | Summary and Notes - Ritchie-"Understanding Naturalism" |
Circa 2015 |
| 67 / 11 | Notes on Russel |
2008 |
| 67 / 12 | Book Review - Sandel - "Justice" |
2008 |
| 67 / 13 | Summary and Notes - Sartre - "Existentialism is a Humanism" and "Being and Nothingness" |
2014 |
| 67 / 14 | Book Review - Schumacher - "Small is Beautiful" |
Undated |
| 67 / 15 | Book Review - Martin Selligman - "Authentic Happiness" |
2002 |
| 67 / 16 | Book Review -Steven Talbott - "Devices of the Soul" |
2008 |
| 67 / 17 | Summary and Notes - Taylor - "Modern Social Imaginaries" |
2006 |
| 67 / 18 | Book Review - Taylor - "The Ethics of Authenticity" |
1991-1992 |
| 67 / 19 | Book Review - Alan Tradentberg - "The Incorperation of America" |
Circa 2010 |
| 67 / 20 | Summary and Notes - Welch - "Fools Crow" |
Circa 2010 |
| 67 / 21 | Book Review - Bernard Williams - "Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy" Folder 1 of 2
|
Undated |
| 67 / 22 | Book Review - Bernard Williams - "Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy" Folder 2 of 2
|
Undated |
Series IX: Personal Materials, 1959-2009Return to Top
0.3 linear feet
Certificates and awards, photographs, curriculum vitae, and other personal items are contained in this series. Such items span Borgmann’s time as a student and as a professional.
These materials are organized primarily by date with similar items grouped together.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Subseries 1: Personal Materials 0.1 linear feet
|
1959-1986 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 50/1 | Certificate from Delta Phi Alpha German Fraternity |
September 29, 1959 |
| 50/2 | Certificate from Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity |
October 4, 1959 |
| 50/3 | Certificate from Phi Alpha Mu Fraternity |
May 5, 1960 |
| 50/4 | Newspaper clippings about Albert's graduation from Illinois, sent to Albert's parents |
May 14, 1961 |
| 50/5 | Curriculum vitae |
1964-1968 |
| 50/6 | Lebenslauf (Curriculum vitae in German) |
undated |
| 50/7 | Selective Service System Identification Card |
circa 1965 |
| 50/8 | Heidegger Symposium at DePaul, photograph People in photo (from left to right): Gerald Kreyche, Manfred S. Frings, A. F. Lingis, Paul Ricoeur, John M. Anderso, Joseph J. Kockelmans, Albert Borgmann
|
November 11-12, 1966 |
| 50/9 | Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Montana |
1985-1986 |
| 50/10 | Address Book |
undated |
| 50/11 | Miscellaneous poems These poems may have been part of correspondence with Bob K or Tael; some poems are copies of other poets' work and some are likely written by Borgmann.
|
undated |
| 50/12 | Professional - biographical note written by Borgmann about his interests |
undated |
Subseries 2: Personal Materials - 2021 addition 0.2 linear feet
Access to materials in Subseries 2 is restricted. Contact the Archives for information.
|
1965-2009 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 68 / 1 | Employment Information |
1965-1975 |
| 68 / 2 | Employment Information |
1975-1981 |
| 68 / 3 | Employment Information |
1982-2009 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Religion and science
- Science and civilization
- Technology and civilization
- Technology--Philosophy
- Technology--Religious aspects--Christianity
- Universities and colleges--Montana--Administration
Personal Names
- Borgmann, Albert--Archives
Corporate Names
- University of Montana-Missoula--faculty
Occupations
- Authors--Montana--Missoula
- College teachers--Montana--Missoula
Finding aid prepared by Charles Hayes, Kirstin Waldkoenig and Sean Cleary
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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