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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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Zena Hitz Wins 2020 Hiett Prize

Philosopher Zena Hitz, tutor at St. John’s College, is the winner of the 2020 Hiett Prize in the Humanities. (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…)

Metz from Johannesburg to Pretoria

Thaddeus Metz, currently at the University of Johannesburg, will become professor of philosophy at the University of Pretoria.

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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…)

Kleingeld Wins 2.5 Million Euro Spinoza Prize

Pauline Kleingeld, professor of philosophy at the University of Groningen, has been named as one of the winners of this year’s Spinoza Prize. (more…)

Sen Wins Peace Prize of the German Book Trade

Economist and philosopher Amartya Sen (Harvard) has been selected as the winner of the 2020 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. (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…)

Keith Yandell (1938-2020)

Keith Yandell, emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, died on April 28th.

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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…)

Peter Singer Talk in New Zealand Cancelled by Venue (Updated)

SkyCity, a hotel and entertainment complex in Auckland, New Zealand, that was scheduled to host a talk this June by Peter Singer, the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics in the University Center for Human Values at Princeton, has cancelled the event owing to controversy over the philosopher’s writings. (more…)

David Efird (1974-2020)

David Efird, senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of York, died unexpectedly last Thursday. (more…)

Roger Scruton, a philosopher who for many years taught at Birkbeck College, London, held various other academic appointments, wrote extensively for the public, and who was knighted in 2016 for “services to philosophy, teaching and public education”, has died. (more…)

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