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David Hume: My Own Life It is difficult for a man to speak long of himself without vanity; therefore, I shall be short. It may be thought an instance of vanity that I pretend at all to write my life; but this Narrative shall contain little more than the History of my Writings; as, indeed, … Continue reading David Hume’s ‘My Own Life’ and Adam Smith’s obituary of Hume
John Maynard Smith (wiki), one of the most influential evolutionary biologists (geneticist) died on this day in 2004. He's regarded by many as one of the greatest and original evolutionary thinkers. And mostly known for his introduction and application of game theory (along with George Price) to the field of evolutionary biology. Also known for his theoretical … Continue reading John Maynard Smith (1 January 1920 – 19 April 2004)
William Donald Hamilton was one of the most influential evolutionary biologists who died on this day (March 7) in 2000. He revolutionized the field with his 1964 papers The Genetical Evolution of Social Behaviour (links posted under the Publications section). But that was the beginning. He went on publishing very influential papers on broad range of subjects. W.D. Hamilton … Continue reading W. D. Hamilton (1 August 1936 – 7 March 2000)
On January 1, we lost one of the most influential moral philosophers of 20th century. Derek Parfit was Emeritus Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford and visiting professor of Philosophy at NYU, Harvard and Rutgers. His book 'Reasons and Persons' claimed to be one of the important works in moral philosophy literature. Parfit on death: … Continue reading What a Sad Loss: Derek Parfit (1942-2017)