Academic Footnotes

[HDS 224]

48 minutes ago, HDS said:

Reports on social media that philosopher Daniel Dennett, one of the leaders of New Atheism, has died. https://x.com/jfgariepy/status/1781368394161213505?s=46&t=Em1VIf8zUlgnB317CmgKkQ

QO: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/04/19/daniel-dennett-philosopher-atheist-darwinist/

[Bibliogryphon 8,662]

1 hour ago, HDS said:

Reports on social media that philosopher Daniel Dennett, one of the leaders of New Atheism, has died. https://x.com/jfgariepy/status/1781368394161213505?s=46&t=Em1VIf8zUlgnB317CmgKkQ

 

Gone to meet his.......

 

.....oh wait

[Sod's Law 216]

1 hour ago, HDS said:

Reports on social media that philosopher Daniel Dennett, one of the leaders of New Atheism, has died. https://x.com/jfgariepy/status/1781368394161213505?s=46&t=Em1VIf8zUlgnB317CmgKkQ

Richard Dawkins still going on a worldwide tour but he's 83 and had a stroke a few years ago. Out of the big four, there will only be Sam Harris left soon and he's the youngest by some margin.

[YoungWillz 19,090]

It is an absolute rout of philosophers lately.

 

So add Charles Parsons to the list of the deceased, American philosopher and Professor Emeritus at Harvard: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/charles-parsons-obituary?id=54926563 and https://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2024/04/in-memoriam-charles-d-parsons-1933-2024.html

[alt obits guy 3,097]

Sue Johnson, a world renowned psychologist, best selling author, professor, and researcher, and the creator of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), has died. She was 76.

 

https://drsuejohnson.com/in-remembrance-of-dr-sue-johnson/