Howard Stein, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Chicago, has died.

[Howard Stein. Image via University of Chicago]

Schliesser writes:

In general philosophy of science, Howard is treated as one of the founders (or inspirations) of so-called (‘ontic’) ‘structural realism.’ …  In a rather profound polemic with McDowell (here), Stein articulated his understanding of “philosophy as allied with the sciences in searching for the best understanding-and-knowledge of the world – including ourselves.”

Professor Stein earned his PhD at the University of Chicago in 1958  and was an assistant professor there for a few years before moving on to various other institutions, including Brandeis University, Honeywell Inc., The Rockefeller University, Case Western Reserve University, and Columbia University, and then returning to Chicago as a a full professor in 1980. He earned an MS in mathematics at the University of Michigan and his BA from Columbia.

He died on March 8th.