Remembrances for John Lachs (1934–2023)

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The Pluralist 20 (1):141-145 (2025)
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John Lachs, Centennial Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, Vanderbilt University, passed away on 14 November 2023. Notably, he ends his book In Love with Life with a quote from George Santayana: “The time will doubtless come for each of us, if not for the universe at large, to cease from care; but our passage through life will have added a marvelous episode to the tale of things” (Lachs, In Love with Life 125). John’s life indeed was a marvelous episode. He was born in Budapest, Hungary, on 17 July 1934, living through World War II as a child. In 1951, his family fled Hungary because of the communist occupation and settled in Canada. John received his BA (1956) and MA (1957) from McGill University, and his PhD (1961)... Read More.

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