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News: May/June 2012

Ruth Barcan Marcus • Alan Turing Birthday Party • Festival Fun & Frolics • Wikipedia philosophy editor makes a million edits — News reports by Sue Roberts

Ruth Barcan Marcus

The logician Ruth Barcan Marcus died on 19th February, aged 90. Born in the Bronx, Marcus was a professor at Yale University for many years. She made original contributions to many areas of philosophy, including metaphysics, philosophy of language, and theory of knowledge, but she is particularly known for her groundbreaking work on quantified modal logic. She was one of the first women philosophers to have a major impact on what has been seen as a particularly male-dominated branch of philosophy.

Though some found her energy and strong will intimidating, former colleagues and students praised her warmth and her supportive attitude.

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