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Ruth Anna Putnam (born Ruth Anna Jacobs; 20 September 1927 – 4 May 2019) was an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at Wellesley College.
20 Dis 2004 · American philosopher Ruth Anna Putnam discusses her experience with her adult bat mitzvah in this interview. She shares her memories of Kristallnacht and the fear she and her Jewish friends experienced living in Germany during Nazi rule. Her parents eventually left Germany for America, and in 1948 at the age of twenty-one, she joined them.
Ruth Anna passed away peacefully at home in Arlington, Mass., on May 4, surrounded by all four of her children. Ruth Anna died of complications of Parkinson’s disease, an illness that she endured with the same courage, strength, perspective, and humility with which she lived her 91-year life.
6 Mei 2019 · Ruth Anna Putnam, professor emerita of philosophy at Wellesley College, died this past Saturday. Professor Putnam was known for her work on American pragmatism, authoring many articles and chapters, editing The Cambridge Companion to William James and co-authoring with her husband, philosopher Hilary Putnam, Pragmatism as a Way of Life: The ...
20 Mei 2019 · Dr. Putnam, a professor emerita at Wellesley College, where she taught for about 35 years and twice chaired the philosophy department, was 91 when she died May 4 in her Arlington home of ...
Quick Reference. (1927–) Ruth Anna Putnam was born on 20 September 1927 in Berlin, Germany. Her mother was Jewish and the family suffered great hardships in Nazi Germany. She emigrated to the ... From: Putnam, Ruth Anna in The Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers ». Subjects: Philosophy.
In Memoriam: Ruth Anna Putnam (09/20/1927-05/04/2019) “Her passions and contributions to the field of philosophy included moral philosophy and the philosophy of William James and of John Dewey. With her husband, noted philosopher Hilary Putnam, she co-authored Pragmatism as a Way of Life: The Lasting Legacy of William James and John Dewey ...
