Sentences with phrase «intellectual godfathers»

Hailed as one of the intellectual godfathers of the charter school movement, Chester Checker E. Finn, Jr. has been working on charter school policy and advocacy since the 1990s.

Dewey is claimed as intellectual godfather, so to speak, by Richard Rorty, a person of considerable influence in today's academy.

Once dubbed the «intellectual godfather» of welfare reform, Rector was at a loss when asked to give his alternative to the legislation up for debate.

And unlike her historical predecessors, there is no intellectual godfather here - no Milton Friedman, no Keith Joseph to drive the narrative through.

As a UVA graduate, White is keenly aware of the groundbreaking work of E. D. Hirsch, who taught at UVA for several decades and is the intellectual godfather of the modern standards - based curricular movement.

The spiritual and intellectual godfather of the patent trolls is Nathan Myhrvold, a former Microsoft executive who launched Intellectual Ventures, a giant patent - holding company that has spawned at least 1,300 shell companies that act as parasitic vectors for the corporate mothership.

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First of all to my parents, my father, Remus Muray, and my mother, Marianna Muray, for their part in bringing me into the world, and their love, understanding, and encouragement throughout my life; to John Cobb, my theological «godfather» who first introduced me to process thought, and to whose friendship, inspiration, encouragement, and intellectual stimulation I am more grateful than I could ever express; to David Griffin, who taught me how to think critically; to Jay McDaniel and Kevin Clark for their enduring friendship since our student days and perpetually intellectual stimulating conversations; Nancy Howell, without whose encouragement this project may not have been undertaken; William Dean, whose work has proved to be so liberating; to David and Rosanne Keller, for their friendship, the opportunity to work and play with them, and for their living relationally; Josephine Bates, for her friendship, encouragement, and support in this endeavor; the Rt..