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Marilyn Friedman, American philosopher and academic
Marilyn Ann Friedman is an American philosopher. She holds the W. Alton Jones Chair of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University. Friedman gained tenure in 1993, twenty years after she first began teaching. Friedman's first book, What Are Friends For?
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Marilyn Friedman was born in 1945. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Marilyn Friedman's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1945 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.21 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $5,900 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $4,100 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.40 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.30 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 139.9M | 341 million |
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