A well-known philosopher of the emotions, Hegel, and existentialism, Bob Solomon died yesterday. He was only 59. He was instrumental in setting up the International Society for Research on Emotions (ISRE).
I met Bob when he came out to our Biohumanities Conference on emotions early last year. The photo shows him and Kathleen Higgins, his wife and profressional philosopher, at that conference. My condolences to Kathleen.
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Robert C. Solomon Sept. 14, 1942 - January 2, 2007Renowned UT philosophy professor dies suddenly in Zurich
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