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JOSE BENARDETE Obituary
died on February 25 of sudden heart failure. He was born March 24, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Mair Jose Benardete and Doris Fox Benardete. He attended Midwood High School in Brooklyn and then went to the University of Virginia for undergraduate studies. He also received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Virginia. He came to the Philosophy Department at Syracuse University in 1961 where for over fifty years he was an inspiring scholar and teacher. In addition to many scholarly articles, he was the author of three books: 'Infinity' (1964), 'Metaphysics: The Logical Approach' (1989), and 'Greatness of Soul' (2013). In 1961, he married Catherine Lord, also a Professor of Philosophy at Syracuse University. His brother, the classicist and philosopher Seth Gabriel Benardete, died in 2001. Jose is survived by his wife Catherine, his brother Diego, his nephew Ethan, his niece Emma, and by Jane Benardete, the wife of Seth Benardete. A memorial service was held Monday, February 29, 2016 at the Burns Garfield Funeral Home, 3175 East Genesee Street, Syracuse, New York. To leave a message of condolence to the family please visit www.burnsgarfield.com
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S. Geacintov
January 10, 2017
Prof. Benardete was my favorite teacher in my 4 years at Syracuse. I signed up more than once for his classes and have been proud all my life to remember that he called on me by name.
mjanack
January 10, 2017
Jose was a wonderful soul--he was funny, irreverent, and brilliant. I learned a lot about teaching from him. I'm grateful that I had him for a professor, and I am also grateful that I was able to study with his wife, Catherine Lord. Professor Lord: I'm so sorry to hear this news. He was much admired and loved. Marianne Janack
Eva Dadlez and James Mock
January 10, 2017
Jose Benardete was one of the most inspiring philosophy professors we ever encountered, as was his wife Catherine. We both vividly remember Jose holding forth at our respective dissertation defenses. Our heartfelt best wishes to Catherine.
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