Lives of Philosophers
CategoryJudith Jarvis Thomson (1929-2020)
Judith Jarvis Thomson, professor emerita of philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and one of the most influential moral philosophers of the past 50 years, has died. (more…)
Bat-Ami Bar On
Bat-Ami Bar On, professor of philosophy, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Judaic Studies at Binghamton University, director of the university’s Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, has died. (more…)
Anne Seller (1941-2020)
Anne Seller, a philosopher who taught at the University of Kent for many years, has died. (more…)
William J. Wainwright (1935-2020)
William “Bill” Judson Wainwright, distinguished professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, has died. (more…)
Adam Morton (1945-2020) (updated)
Adam Morton, a philosopher who over the course of his career held appointments at several institutions, most recently at the University of British Columbia (UBC), has died. (more…)
Arthur Collins (1930-2020)
Arthur “Artie” W. Collins, professor emeritus of philosophy at the City University of New York’s City College and Graduate Center, has died. (more…)
Dan W. Brock (1937-2020)
Dan W. Brock, professor emeritus of medical ethics in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard University, has died. (more…)
Amélie Oksenberg Rorty (1932-2020)
Amélie Oksenberg Rorty, a philosopher known for her work in moral psychology and ethics, has died. (more…)
Jeffrie Murphy (1940-2020)
Jeffrie G. Murphy, Regents Professor of Law, Philosophy and Religious Studies at Arizona State University (ASU), has died. (more…)
Devon Belcher (1967-2020)
Devon Belcher, who until recently was associate professor of philosophy at Oglethorpe University, has died.
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Philippe Mongin (1950-2020)
Economist and philosopher Philippe Mongin died last month. (more…)
Andrea Tschemplik (1961-2020)
Andrea Tschemplik, associate professor of philosophy at American University, died last month. (more…)
Karen Warren (1947-2020)
Karen J. Warren, emeritus professor of philosophy at Macalester College, has died. (more…)
Nicholas Sturgeon (1942-2020)
Nicholas L. Sturgeon, emeritus professor of philosophy at Cornell University, has died. (more…)
Gerald Gaus (1952-2020) (updated)
Gerald (Jerry) Gaus, professor of philosophy at the University of Arizona, has died. (more…)
John “Jay” Reuscher (1930-2020)
John Alfred Reuscher, known to many as Jay Reuscher, professor emeritus of philosophy at Georgetown University, died last month owing to complications from COVID-19. (more…)
María Lugones (1944-2020)
María Lugones, Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature and the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program at Binghamton University, has died. (more…)
David Hugh Mellor (1938-2020)
David Hugh Mellor (known as D.H. or Hugh Mellor), professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Cambridge, has died. (more…)
Ronald Giere (1938-2020)
Ronald Giere, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Minnesota, has died. (more…)
Charles Guignon (1944-2020)
Charles Guignon, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of South Florida, died this past weekend. (more…)
Karen Neander (1954-2020) (updated)
Karen Neander, professor of philosophy and linguistics at Duke University, has died. (more…)
“I can do both these jobs. But can I do them both at once?”
“Is Aristotle a person, or is he a subject that you study?” This is a question from my youngest son, a star, a tap-dancer, almost eight, standing beside me in our living room as I conduct a Zoom class for my undergraduates. (more…)
Keith Yandell (1938-2020)
Joel Kupperman (1936-2020) (updated)
Joel Kupperman, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Connecticut, has died. (more…)
Mark Steiner (1942-2020)
Mark Steiner, emeritus professor of philosophy at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has died of complications related to COVID-19. (more…)
Gene Long (1935-2020)
Eugene “Gene” Thomas Long III, distinguished professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of South Carolina, has died. (more…)
Jens Halfwassen (1958-2020)
Jens Halfwassen, professor of philosophy at the University of Heidelberg, died this past Saturday. (more…)
David Efird (1974-2020)
David Efird, senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of York, died unexpectedly last Thursday. (more…)