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In Memoriam: Gerald Press (1945-2022)

Brian Leiter

A longtime member of the philosophy faculty at Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, Professor Press was a scholar of ancient philosophy and also served as editor for several years of the Journal of the History of Philosophy.  He passed away on December 26, 2022.  There is a brief obituary from Hunter College here and you can learn more about his work here.  Comments are open for remembrances from those who knew Professor Press or wish to comment on his work.

(Thanks to Steven Nadler for alerting me to Professor Press's death.)

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2 responses to “In Memoriam: Gerald Press (1945-2022)”

  1. Matt Lister

    I can't really say that I knew Gerald Press – he almost certainly wouldn't say he knew me – but he was once kind and encouraging to me when I was really just starting out in philosophy, and that meant a lot to me. In my first year in the first time I went to grad school (I took a break to join the peace corps) Press was in charge of a conference on the history of philosophy that took place at Hunter College. I had written a paper on Russell in my first semester that I liked a lot. I wasn't sure if that counted as "history of philosophy" or not, so emailed him and asked him. He encouraged me to submit the paper, and helped set up a session for it that was both fun and useful. I spoke with him briefly at the conference and he was again kind and encouraging. It meant a lot to have positive interactions with senior philosophers who didn't have any professional obligation to be supportive. I'm sure I wasn't the only one who benefited in this way.

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  2. Steven Nadler

    The best and most accurate thing one can say about Jerry — and I think he would appreciate this — is that he was a mensch.

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