hɪz dˈɑːktɚɹəl dɪsɚtˈeɪʃən, ɹˈɪʔn̩ ˌʌndɚ ðə suːpɚvˈɪʒən ʌv ˈɛdɡɚɹ ˈɛs. bɹˈaɪtmən, wʌz tˈaɪɾəld ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl toʊtˈælᵻɾiz ɪn ˈɜːnst tɹˈoʊltʃɪz fɪlˈɑːsəfi ʌv hˈɪstɚɹi.
His doctoral dissertation, written under the supervision of Edgar S. Brightman, was titled Individual Totalities in Ernst Troeltsch's Philosophy of History.