The Riddle of the Sphinx: Interpreting the Human World

H. P. Rickman was born in Prague in 1918 and emigrated to England in 1938. He earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees at the University of London and his D.Phil. degree at Oxford University. After three-and-a-half years of wartime service, Rickman became a lecturer in philosophy, first at Hull University and then at the City University, London, where he took early retirement in 1982 and now holds the rank of visiting professor. From the age of six, Rickman was devoted to poetry and fiction. At the age of sixteen, he became dedicated to the field of philosophyH. P. Rickman is the author of 'The Riddle of the Sphinx: Interpreting the Human World' with ISBN 9780838639955 and ISBN 083863995X.