hiː ˈɜːnd ɐ bˈiː.ˈeɪ. æt stˈænfɚd ænd ɐ pˌiːˈeɪtʃ.dˈiː. ɪn fɪlˈɑːsəfi æt kɔːɹnˈɛl jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, ænd hiː tˈɔːt æt dˈiːp spɹˈɪŋz kˈɑːlɪdʒ bᵻfˌoːɹ dʒˈɔɪnɪŋ ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ æz ɐ pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ʌv fɪlˈɑːsəfi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː.
He earned a B.A. at Stanford and a Ph.D. in philosophy at Cornell University, and he taught at Deep Springs College before joining Chicago as a professor of philosophy in 1943.