Ledger Wood (September 4, 1901 – December 7, 1970) was a twentieth-century

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Life and career

Wood received his doctorate from

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in 1926 and was appointed assistant professor of philosophy at

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in 1927. He remained a member of the Princeton Philosophy Department for 43 years, serving as departmental chair from 1952 to 1960. After his retirement in 1970, he was appointed McCosh Professor of Philosophy Emeritus."Dr. Ledger Wood, Princeton Teacher, 69" (obituary), ''New York Times'', 9 Dec. 1970, p. 38

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