philosopher
TagJames 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…)
William Talbott (1949-2023)
William Talbott, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Washington, has died. (more…)
Lackey Honored by Brown University
Jennifer Lackey, professor of philosophy at Northwestern University, was awarded the 2023 Horace Mann Medal by Brown University’s Graduate School. (more…)
This Philosophy Professor Is Currently on a Jeopardy Winning Streak
Who is Ben Chan, assistant professor of philosophy at St. Norbert College in Wisconsin?
Correct. (more…)
Ian Hacking (1936-2023)
Ian Hacking, emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto and an influential figure in the philosophy of science, has died. (more…)
Albert Borgmann (1937-2023)
Albert Borgmann, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Montana, has died. (more…)
William Newton-Smith (1943-2023)
Philosopher William Newton-Smith, emeritus fellow of Balliol College, Oxford and founding executive chairman of Central European University, has died. (more…)
Maria Rosa Antognazza (1964-2023)
Maria Rosa Antognazza, professor of philosophy at King’s College London, has died. (more…)
Wayne Froman (1945-2023)
Wayne J. Froman, associate professor of philosophy at George Mason University, has died. (more…)
Ernst Tugendhat (1930-2023) (updated)
Ernst Tugendhat, an influential German philosopher who taught at the University of Heidelberg, the Free University of Berlin, and other universities, has died. (more…)
J.N. Mohanty (1928-2023)
Jitendra Nath “J.N.” Mohanty, professor emeritus of philosophy at Temple University, has died. (more…)
Anne F. Pomeroy (1958-2023)
Anne Fairchild Pomeroy, professor of philosophy at Stockton University, has died. (more…)
Charles H. Kahn (1928-2023)
Charles H. Kahn, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, has died. (more…)
Martin Perlmutter (1943-2023)
Martin Perlmutter, professor emeritus of philosophy at the College of Charleston and director of its Jewish Studies program, died this past January. (more…)
Stephen Nathanson (1944-2023)
Stephen Nathanson, professor emeritus of philosophy at Northeastern University, has died. (more…)
Bruce Waller (1946-2023)
Bruce Waller, professor emeritus of philosophy at Youngstown State University, has died. (more…)
Benjamin R. Tilghman (1927-2023)
Benjamin Ross Tilghman, professor emeritus of philosophy at Kansas State University, has died. (more…)
Elston Wells Van Steenburgh (1928-2022)
Elston Wells Van Steenburgh (“Van”), associate professor emeritus at Northern Illinois University, has died. (more…)
Peter Schotch (1946-2022)
Peter Kim Schotch, emeritus professor of philosophy at Dalhousie University, has died. (more…)
Philip Stratton-Lake (1959-2022)
Philip Stratton-Lake, professor of philosophy at the University of Reading, died last month following a period of serious illness. (more…)
Penelope Mackie (1953-2022)
Penelope Mackie, a philosopher at the University of Nottingham, has died. (more…)
Gary Iseminger (1937-2022)
Gary Iseminger, professor emeritus of philosophy at Carleton College, has died. (more…)
David Dick (1979-2022)
David Dick, associate professor of philosophy at the University of Calgary, has died. (more…)
Iranian Philosophy PhD Student Reportedly Beaten to Death by Security Forces During Protest
According to Iran International, a Persian news channel, “Iranian PhD candidate Nasrin Ghaderi, 35, who was studying philosophy in Tehran died on Saturday after being beaten by security forces with baton during Friday protests.” (more…)
No Limit to Goodness: Remembering Sarah Broadie (guest post)
“When you manage to pin down a philosophical issue and give it a fully precise answer, often the answer turns out to be boring. Philosophy is just like that. But it also makes possible the most beautiful dreams.” — Sarah Broadie. (more…)
Thomas Burrus (1984-2022)
Thomas Burrus, instructor of philosophy at the University of South Carolina Aiken, has died. (more…)
Kenneth Sayre (1928-2022)
Kenneth Sayre, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, has died. (more…)