LESSNOFF, Michael 1940-

PERSONAL: Born January 23, 1940, in Glasgow, Scotland; son of Mark (a general practitioner of medicine) and Rae (Levitus) Lessnoff. Ethnicity: "Jewish." Education: University of Glasgow, M.A., 1963; Balliol College, Oxford, B.Phil., 1965. Religion: "Atheist." Hobbies and other interests: Art, science, literature, travel.

ADDRESSES: Home—58 White St., Glasgow G11 5EB, Scotland. Office—Department of Politics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland; fax 01-41-330-5071. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, faculty member, 19666-86, reader in politics, 1986—.

MEMBER: Political Studies Association, Association of University Teachers.

WRITINGS:

The Structure of Social Science, Allen & Unwin (London, England), 1974.

Social Contract, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1986.

(Editor) Social Contract Theory, Basil Blackwell (Malden, MA), 1990.

The Spirit of Capitalism and the Protestant Ethic, Edward Elgar (Northampton, MA), 1994.

Political Philosophers of the Twentieth Century, Basil Blackwell (Malden, MA), 1998.

Ernest Gellner and Modernity, University of Wales Press (Cardiff, Wales), 2002.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Research on the relationship of modernity to science and religion.

SIDELIGHTS: Michael Lessnoff once told CA: "As a university teacher, research and writing are part of my job, which is undeniably one motivation for my writing. I am also keen to clarify ideas, expose nonsense, and deepen scholarship."