Hilary Putnam died of cancer at the age of 89. Those of us who had the good fortune to know Putnam as mentees, colleagues, and friends remember his life with profound gratitude and love, since Hilary was not only a great philosopher, but also a human being of extraordinary generosity, who really wanted people to be themselves, not his acolytes.

I think that it's rational to fear your own death or to fear harm to your family.

All of us, whether we are ignorant of philosophy or professors of philosophy, find it easier to follow dogma than to think.

Martha Nussbaum Quotes