The passing of the following philosophers was noted on the blog during 2018: Stefan Bernard Baumrin, Lawrence C. Becker, Sylvain Bromberger, Stanley Cavell, Robert Coburn, Fiona Cowie, Herbert Fingarette, C. Michael Gelven, Adolf Grunbaum, Isaac Levi, John J. McDermott, Mary Midgley, Marilyn Pearsall, George W. Pitcher, Vincent Shen, John Tienson, Yirmiyahu Yovel. You can find more information, including (often) links to obituaries by scrolling through the "Philosophy Updates" category (in which this post also appears).
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