Hilary Putnam (1926-2016)



Hilary Putnam, Cogan University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University, died earlier today.



http://dailynous.com/2016/03/13/hilary-putnam-1929-2016/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/martha-c-nussbaum/hilary-putnam-1926-2016_b_9457774.html

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