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I gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of the following individuals who consented to interviews regarding Straus, his life, and ideas: William F. Fischer, Ph.D., Constance T. Fischer, Ph.D., Edward Emery, and John Dowds, all of Pittsburgh; Erling Eng, Ph.D., and Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Zappone, of Lexington, Kentucky; Jacob Klein of Annapolis, Maryland; and Lucie Jessner, M.D., of Washington, D. C. William Fischer and Erling Eng, two of Straus' colleagues in his Lexington years, were especially helpful in guiding my study of Straus' writings.

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McKenna Moss, D. Erwin Straus and the problem of individuality. Hum Stud 4, 49–65 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02127448

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