Interviewer
Sean Cleary
Description
In this interview, Fred McGlynn discusses taking a two-quarter course called “Intro to Ethics” as a freshman student at the University of Montana and having Henry Bugbee as a professor. McGlynn discusses his positive reaction to Bugbee’s poetic style of teaching, but says that his teaching style was not for everyone, especially for introductory students. After McGlynn graduates and pursues graduate work at Northwestern University, he returns to the University of Montana as a professor teaching in the Philosophy Department. That same year, Bugbee also returned to the Philosophy Department as chair. McGlynn reflects on the years that he and Bugbee were colleagues at the University of Montana and courses they taught. McGlynn mentions other philosophers who influenced Bugbee, including Gabriel Marcel, Martin Heidegger, and Martin Buber. He describes Bugbee’s style of philosophy as lyricist. Finally, McGlynn reflects on how Bugbee and his wife lived next door to McGlynn, and how Bugbee developed and eventually would die from Alzheimer’s.
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Document Type
Oral History
Original Date
3-4-2022
Time Period
Twentieth century; Twenty-first century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Henry Bugbee Oral History Project OH-480, Archives & Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 480-004
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:36:41 minutes
Local Filename
OH_480_004_audio_use.mp3; OH_480_004_transcript.pdf
Citation
McGlynn, Fred, "Fred McGlynn Interview, March 4, 2022" (2022). Henry Bugbee Oral History Project. 4.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/bugbee_interviews/4