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[kirpke-saul-photo] Professor Kripke was well-known for his work in philosophy of language and logic, with his Naming and Necessity, the book version of lectures he delivered at Princeton University in 1970, widely recognized as one of the most important works of 20th Century analytic philosophy. An overview of his influential work can be found here, and a list of his publications can be viewed here. At the time of his death, Kripke was Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Computer Science at CUNY Graduate Center. From 1977 to 1998 he was a professor of philosophy at Princeton University. Prior to that, he held positions at Rockefeller University, Harvard University, and Princeton, and even before he earned his BA from Harvard in 1962, he taught courses at Yale and MIT. He held many visiting positions around the world over the course of his career, including at Cornell University, UCLA, Oxford University, the University of Utrecht, and Hebrew University, to name just some of them. Among his many honors were the 2001 Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy from the Swedish Academy of Sciences, He died on September 15th. A more detailed memorial notice will be forthcoming. Categories Lives of Philosophers Tags deathphilosopher --------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 likes Login guest [ ] [ ] [ ] Name* [ ] Email* [ ] Website [Post Comment] guest [ ] [ ] [ ] Name* [ ] Email* [ ] Website [Post Comment] 4 Comments Oldest Newest Most Voted Inline Feedbacks View all comments Colm McGivern Colm McGivern 23 hours ago Wow. What an immeasurable loss to the philosophical community.Report 32 Reply no name, for obvious reasons no name, for obvious reasons 10 hours ago Saul Kripke is a philosophical legend, for sure. But he leaves behind "a very serious and painful legacy of alleged sexual misconduct", as Mary Peterson reminds us on Twitter. I hope this is not overlooked in the deluge of tributes that we're sure to face in the coming days. Report 61 Reply Don't want to be cancelled Don't want to be cancelled Reply to no name, for obvious reasons 5 hours ago >But he leaves behind "a very serious and painful legacy of alleged sexual misconduct" Peterson neither claims that Kripke leaves behind a legacy of sexual misconduct, nor links to these claimed allegations. Rather she alleges allegations (allegations of allegations). I think this says far more about Peterson than Kripke. Report 23 Reply Another person avoiding reactionaries Another person avoiding reactionaries Reply to Don't want to be cancelled 3 hours ago Whereof one does not know, thereof one ought to be silent. Ask his colleagues and former grad students, and you will get your answers. No need to drag this random former student of his for mentioning the allegations.Report 25 Reply Paid Advertisements [u-chicago-press-2022-9] [journal-social-political-philosophy-ad-image] [cais-philosophy-fellowship-2022-9] Recent Comments Elizabeth on Implicit Attitudes, Science, and Philosophy (guest post) As a white person who never showed the standard pattern on these tests, I was always aware of *wanting* to believe the claims made for [...] Another person avoiding reactionaries on Saul Kripke (1940-2022) Whereof one does not know, thereof one ought to be silent. Ask his colleagues and former grad students, and you will get your answers. No Don't want to be cancelled on Saul Kripke (1940-2022) >But he leaves behind "a very serious and painful legacy of alleged sexual misconduct" Peterson neither claims that Kripke leaves behind a legacy of sexual misconduct, Michel on Philosophers as Arts and Culture Critics Crispin Sartwell used to be a music critic, too. Erich Hatala Matthes on Philosophers as Arts and Culture Critics Yes, huge shout-out to Alex King and everyone else at Aesthetics for Birds! It's great to have philosophers providing a platform (and excellent editorial feedback) no name, for obvious reasons on Saul Kripke (1940-2022) Saul Kripke is a philosophical legend, for sure. But he leaves behind "a very serious and painful legacy of alleged sexual misconduct", as Mary Peterson Dan Weiskopf on Philosophers as Arts and Culture Critics David Carrier has written extensively on art and its history: http:// www.davidcarrierartwriter.com/ In broader cultural criticism, Justin E. H. Smith comes to mind: https://www.jehsmith.com/ Elisa Caldarola on Philosophers as Arts and Culture Critics Jonathan Gilmore (CUNY) used to write art criticism for Artforum. Daniel Talbot on Philosophers as Arts and Culture Critics Pretty sure my philosophy teacher at Durham write music reviews for the wire - Andy Hamilton Carlin Romano on Philosophers as Arts and Culture Critics Someone told me Saul died and I came to DN to get more info. Then I saw this thread. So, since Justin invites self-reporting, a [...] Daniel Weltman on Philosophers as Arts and Culture Critics Cows in the Field is a movie podcast with a philosopher. Sacred and Profane Love is a podcast about literature. Michel on Philosophers as Arts and Culture Critics Noel Carroll (CUNY) used to be a film and art journalist. C. Thi Nguyen (Utah) used to be a food critic. 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