My First
This page offers a selection of many “firsts”: my first publication; the first paper I presented at an academic conference; the first university course I taught; the first curriculum vitae I prepared,
when I was completing my doctoral dissertation and looking for a permanent teaching position; my first (and so far only—but only so far!) doctoral dissertation; the first international summer
school I organized; and the first book I translated…
it feels good to look back
As I approach the final stage of my career, it feels good to look back on those first steps. They were sometimes tentative, not always as polished as I would have wished, but they were always taken with the determination to do the best I could and with the conviction that the journey of which they were a part was one worth undertaking.
The First Course I Taught
My First Translated Book
Every beginning carries within it promises that only time can reveal. Looking back, I am grateful not so much for the quality of those first efforts as for the journey they set in motion.
My first papers
My First Philosophy Paper Ever Written, 1980
The First Paper I Presented at a Conference, 1981
My First Publication, 1985
My First Publication - Notes, 1985
My First Paper Published in English, 1990
My First (and Only) Doctoral Dissertation, 1991
