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'I was born in London on the 20th of May, 1806, and was the eldest son of James Mill, the author of The History of British India.' The father-author thus....

Sissela Ann Bok

Although she was born in Sweden and educated at the Sorbonne University in Paris, Sissela Ann Bok (born 1934) may be considered one of the premier American women moral philosophers of the latter part of the 20th century.

Respected by fellow scholars, she was also highly regarded by the media, which often sought her views on ethics and philosophy.

Sissela Bok was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 2, 1934, the daughter of Gunnar and Alva (Reimer) Myrdal.

Sissela Bok is a Swedish-born American philosopher, former professor of philosophy at Brandeis University, and a senior visiting fellow at the Harvard Center.

Sissela Bok, née Myrdal, is the daughter of two Nobel Prize winners: Gunnar Myrdal (Economics) and Alva Myrdal (Peace).

'I was born in London on the 20th of May, 1806, and was the eldest son of James Mill, the author of The History of British India.' The father-author thus.

Sissela Bok was raised in Sweden and Switzerland.

This highly personal memoir written by her daughter Sissela describes a family life charged by two powerful intellectual personalities, and includes many.

After studying in Europe she came to the United States, where she received her BA and MA degrees from George Washington University, concentrating in clinical psychology. She went on to earn her Ph.D. from Harvard University (1970) in philosophy.

Meanwhile in 1955 she married Derek Bok, who later was named president of Harvard University. They had three children.

Bok taught at Harvard University, Radcliffe Institute, Simmons College, Tufts University, the John F.

Kennedy School of Government, and Brandeis U