SISSELA BOK
Name: Sissela Bok
Born: 2 December 1934
Sissela Bok, born 2 December 1934, is a Swedish-born philosopher and ethicist,
the daughter of two Nobel Prize winners: Gunnar Myrdal who won the Economics
prize with Friedrich Hayek in 1974, and Alva Myrdal who won the Nobel Peace
Prize in 1982.
She received her B.A. and M.A. in psychology from George Washington University
in 1957 and 1958, and her Ph.D. in philosophy from Harvard University in 1970.
Formerly a Professor of Philosophy at Brandeis University, Sissela Bok is
currently a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Harvard Center for Population and
Development Studies, Harvard School of Public Health.
Her brother, Jan Myrdal is a controversial writer and journalist. She is married
to Derek Bok, former president (1971-1991) and recent interim president (2006-2007)
of Harvard. Her daughter, Hilary Bok, is also a philosopher.
Name: Sissela Bok
Born: 2 December 1934
Sissela Bok, born 2 December 1934, is a Swedish-born philosopher and ethicist,
the daughter of two Nobel Prize winners: Gunnar Myrdal who won the Economics
prize with Friedrich Hayek in 1974, and Alva Myrdal who won the Nobel Peace
Prize in 1982.
She received her B.A. and M.A. in psychology from George Washington University
in 1957 and 1958, and her Ph.D. in philosophy from Harvard University in 1970.
Formerly a Professor of Philosophy at Brandeis University, Sissela Bok is
currently a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Harvard Center for Population and
Development Studies, Harvard School of Public Health.
Her brother, Jan Myrdal is a controversial writer and journalist. She is married
to Derek Bok, former president (1971-1991) and recent interim president (2006-2007)
of Harvard. Her daughter, Hilary Bok, is also a philosopher.