Fanen Chiahemen
(Logo reporter Fanen Chiahemen sat down with Michael Slote recently. Here are some excerpts from that conversation.)
What will you miss most about being here?
Slote: A lot of good friends, mainly.
What are you looking forward to the most at the University of Miami?
Slote: It's a young department and there's a chance to do some building.
How would you like your colleagues and students to remember you?
Slote: Somebody who liked doing philosophy and who was eager to encourage
others to do philosophy.
Can you think back to when you first fell in love with philosophy?
Slote: I sort of fell in love with it in high school. I read a book
by Joad called A Guide to Philosophy. I had actually thought that I would
go into education, rather than philosophy. But when I visited the school
of education the courses just seemed so boring. So I said, "I'd better
stick with philosophy!"
After 17 years hear, how does it feel to make this move?
Slote: It's very hard. But I'm really looking forward to this new opportunity.
And I love Miami.
How long do you think you'll keep teaching philosophy?
Slote: As long as I can.
