Thomas Sheehan papers, 1951-2021

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Summary

Creators:
Thomas Sheehan, Professor
Extent:
43.75 Linear Feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Thomas Sheehan Papers (SC1614). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

The materials in this collection comprise of Sheehan's reasearch materials for his publications, course/lecutre notes, correspondence, and diaries.

Biographical / historical:

Thomas Sheehan, Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies and, by courtesy, German Studies and Philosophy, was born, June 25, 1941 in San Francisco, California. He earned his BA in 1963 from St. Patrick's Menlo Park and both his MA and PhD from Fordham University in 1968 and 1971, respectively.

In 1972, Professor Sheehan began teaching at Loyola University Chicago, and in 1999 was named Professor Emeritus in the Department of Philiosophy. In 1999 he began his career at Stanford University. He is Emeritus faculty in the Religious Studies Department.

Professor Sheehan specializes in contemporary European philosophy and its relation to religious questions, with particular interests in Heidegger and Roman Catholicism. His books include: Making Sense of Heidegger: A Paradigm Shift (2015), Martin Heidegger, Logic: The Question of Truth (trans., 2010); Becoming Heidegger (2007);Edmund Husserl: Psychological and Transcendental Phenomenology and the Encounter with Heidegger (1997); Karl Rahner: The Philosophical Foundations(1987); The First Coming: How the Kingdom of God Became Christianity (1986); and Heidegger, the Man and the Thinker (1981).

Physical location:
Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Materials in Addedna, 2023-020 Box 23 are restricted until 75 eyars after date of creation and may be made available in 2062. Otherwise, materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.

Terms of access:

While University Archives is the owner of the physical and/or digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Thomas Sheehan Papers (SC1614). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Stanford University Archives, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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