Category: Lives of Philosophers
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Summer Reading: Your Non-Fiction Suggestions
The other day we solicited summer reading suggestions in fiction. Fiction! Who has time for that? If we are going to be reading something…
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Summer Reading: Your Fiction Suggestions
Ah, summer…. that part of the year in which I like to think I have time to read something besides philosophy. Help me keep…
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João Paulo Monteiro (1938-2016)
João Paulo Monteiro, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of São Paulo (USP), died on April 17th, 2016. He taught at USP for roughly 30 years.…
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Ingrid Stadler (1931-2016)
Ingrid Stadler, Professor Emerita of Philosophy at Wellesley College, died this past March 18th. Professor Stadler worked mainly in aesthetics, and taught at Wellesley from…
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Interview with Janice Dowell
Clifford Sosis (Coastal Carolina) continues his series of interviews of philosophers at What Is It Like To Be A Philosopher? with Janice Dowell of…
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Justin Leiber (1938-2016)
Justin F. Leiber, retired professor of philosophy at Florida State University, died earlier this week. Prior to joining Florida State, he taught at Lehman College…
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Hilary Putnam (1926-2016) (updated)
Hilary Putnam, Cogan University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University, died earlier today. Professor Putnam was a tremendously influential philosopher, working across a broad range…
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Talking Philosophy With Your Kids
Philosopher parents: how, if at all, do you talk philosophy with you own children? I don’t give my children philosophy lessons, nor do we…
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Jon Altschul (2016)
Jon Alstchul, associate professor of philosophy at Loyola University New Orleans, has died. Professor Altschul worked mainly in epistemology and philosophy of mind, and…
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José Benardete (1928-2016) (updated)
José Benardete, professor emeritus of philosophy at Syracuse University, has died. The author of three books—the latest was Greatness of Soul: In Hume, Aristotle and Hobbes,…
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Umberto Eco (1932-2016)
Umberto Eco, known to the world as the author of novels such as The Name of the Rose and Foucault’s Pendulum, has died. Obituaries have appeared in…
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Is Philosophy Unfriendly?
The latest interview at What Is It Like To Be A Philosopher? is up, and it’s with Dan Haybron (Saint Louis University). There’s a…
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William Craig (1918-2016)
William Craig, professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, has died. Craig worked mainly in logic and philosophy of science, and is known…
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Philosophers Gift Guide 2015
Last year I waited until mid-December to post the gift guide and tons of philosophers missed out on pencil sharpeners because their loved ones…
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Burleigh Wilkins (1932-2015)
Burleigh Taylor Wilkins, who was professor of philosophy at the University of California, Santa Barbara for forty-five years, died last month at the age…
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Aldo Antonelli (1962 – 2015) (several updates)
G. Aldo Antonelli, professor of philosophy at the University of California, Davis, died unexpectedly earlier this week. Professor Antonelli was known largely for his…
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What It’s Like to Be Josh Knobe
A new interview is up at What Is It Like To Be a Philosopher?, this time with Joshua Knobe (Yale). Interviewer Clifford Sosis (Coastal…
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Philosophy Majors Are Less Likely To Marry Each Other (updated)
Only 5% of “philosophy or religious studies” majors end up marrying other “philosophy or religious studies” majors, according to an analysis of census data…
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Claudia Card (1940-2015) (Updated)
Claudia Card, Emma Goldman Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has died. Professor Card received her undergraduate degree in philosophy at Wisconsin,…
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Philosophically Interesting Books for Young Kids
A friend is interested in soliciting philosophically-minded books for young children—ones who are reading, but are not at the chapter-book stage. Here are a few…