Rick Roderick (June 16, 1949 – January 18, 2002) was an American professor of philosophy, best known for his lectures for The Teaching Company.He was a teacher of philosophy at several universities, where he was much revered by many students for a Socratic style of teaching combined with a brash and often humorous approach.[2] Roderick first studied communication (self-admittedly in order to focus on anti-establishment student and anti-war activities[3]), but moved after a few years towards philosophy.He was the recipient of the Oldright Fellowship at the University of Texas and served as associate editor to The Pawn Review and Current Perspectives in Social Theory.He presented more than 25 papers, and published 13 reviews and literary criticisms, as well as numerous articles in professional journals.
