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The philosopher Hilary Putnam has died. He was a great, relentlessly inventive philosopher who modeled well his commitment to following the argument where it leads. Martha Nussbaum has a nice obit in HuffPo.
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This has been an upsetting year so far. I'm upset to hear this.
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I've been considering looking at Putnam's work with regards to Platonism. Based on what I've heard of him he seemed like a brilliant philosopher. May he now rest in peace.