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TagCharles Parsons (1933-2024)
Charles D. Parsons, professor emeritus of philosophy at Harvard University, has died. (more…)
Daniel Dennett (1942-2024)
Daniel Dennett, professor emeritus of philosophy at Tufts University, well-known for his work in philosophy of mind and a wide range of other philosophical areas, has died.
Robert M. Adams (1937-2024)
Robert M. Adams, Professor Emeritus of philosophy at Yale University and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and Distinguished Research Professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, has died. (more…)
Joseph H. Shieber (1970-2024)
Joseph H. Shieber, professor of philosophy at Lafayette College, has died. (more…)
Jonathan Bennett (1930–2024)
Jonathan Bennett, professor emeritus of philosophy at Syracuse University, well-known for his work on early modern philosophy, has died.
John F. Malcolm (1931-2023)
John F. Malcolm, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of California, Davis, died last September. (more…)
William W. Tait (1929–2024)
William (“Bill”) Walker Tait, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Chicago, has died. (more…)
Howard Stein (1929-2024)
Howard Stein, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Chicago, has died. (more…)
Ernst Wolfgang Orth (1936-2024)
Ernst Wolfgang Orth, professor emeritus of philosophy at University of Trier, has died. (more…)
Paulin J. Hountondji (1942-2024)
Paulin Jidenu Hountondji, an influential African philosopher, died earlier this month. (more…)
Lawrence Pasternack (1967-2024)
Lawrence Pasternack, professor of philosophy at Oklahoma State University, has died. (more…)
Abdollah (Omid) Payrow Shabani (1962-2023)
Abdollah (Omid) Payrow Shabani, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Guelph, died last month. (more…)
J.B. Schneewind (1930 – 2024)
Jerome (“Jerry”) Borges Schneewind, professor emeritus of philosophy at Johns Hopkins University, well-known for his work on history of philosophy and ethics, has died. (more…)
Nicholas Rescher (1928-2024)
Nicholas Rescher, professor of philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh, well-known for his work on logic, metaphysics, and epistemology, has died.
Antonio Negri (1933-2023)
Antonio Negri, a well-known Italian political philosopher and Spinoza scholar, has died. (more…)
André Kukla (1942-2023)
André Kukla, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Psychology at University of Toronto, has died. (more…)
Mark Sagoff (1941-2023)
Influential environmental philosopher Mark Sagoff, retired Professor of Philosophy and Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy at George Mason University, has died. (more…)
Mark Rollins (1947-2023)
Mark Rollins, emeritus professor of philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis, has died. (more…)
John Lachs (1934-2023)
John Lachs, professor emeritus of philosophy at Vanderbilt University, has died. (more…)
David Gauthier (1932–2023)
David Gauthier, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh, has died. (more…)
Stephen Gaukroger (1950-2023)
Stephen Gaukroger, professor emeritus at the University of Sydney, died this past September. (more…)
Justin Donhauser (1981-2023)
Justin Donhauser, assistant teaching professor at Bowling Green State University, has died. (more…)
Alina Beary (1978-2023)
Alina Beary, an associate professor of philosophy in the Torrey Honors College at Biola University, died this past Wednesday after what the university described as “a tragic pedestrian-vehicle accident.” (more…)
Catherine Hundleby (1966-2023)
Catherine Hundleby, professor of philosophy at the University of Windsor, has died. (more…)
Jennifer McMahon (1956-2023) (updated)
Jennifer McMahon, professor emerita of philosophy at the University of Adelaide, died this past June. (more…)
Harry Frankfurt (1929-2023)
Harry Frankfurt, emeritus professor of philosophy at Princeton University, whose work on free will has been highly influential, has died. (more…)
James F. Drane (1930-2023)
James F. Drane, emeritus professor of philosophy and clinical bioethics at Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro, died this past April. (more…)
Gary Varner (1957-2023)
Gary Varner, professor emeritus of philosophy at Texas A&M University, has died. (more…)