Education
Robert Wolff graduated from Harvard University with a B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy in 1953, 1954 and 1957 respectively.
Wolff was an Instructor in Philosophy and General Education at Harvard University, 1958–1961; Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1961–64; Associate Professor and then Professor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1964–71; Professor of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1971–1992, Professor of Afro-American Studies, 1992–2008, and Professor Emeritus, 2008–Present.
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