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 9,048]

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 299]

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 19,821]

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 3,170]

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/

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Double CAE and CAS academician Chang Yinfo dead at 92.

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On 27/10/2023 at 14:30, arghton said:

Chen Junwu visited this month. Permanently hospitalised, his physical condition is so bad he can't pose for photos (probably hooked up to machines considering how some months ago they visited Wang Xiji who was described as "healthy" despite being very frail, having discolored hands and a nasogastric tube) and apparently unable to talk

Chen Junwu dead at 97.

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CAS member Wan Huilin dead at 86.

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On 03/05/2023 at 13:11, arghton said:

Here...

 

Members of CAS (born 1929 or before)

 

Wang Geng 汪耕 (October 1927-) Electrical engineer.

 

Wang Geng dead at 96.

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On 03/05/2023 at 13:11, arghton said:

Here...

 

Members of CAS (born 1929 or before)

 

Dai Lixin 戴立信 (13 November 1924-) Organic chemist who was sent to camps during the Cultural Revolution.

 

To be continued later - lots of future centenarians there. CAE should have much less nonagenarian members especially after half of them died from covid in December-January.

Dai Lixin dead at 99.

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American sociologist Harrison White (wiki) reportedly dead on Twitter at 94.

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American philosopher Fred Dallmayr (Wiki) dead at 95