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Bill Rottschaefer
August 5, 2022
It is now seven years since Abner's death. During that period I was very happy to see his work in confirming parts of Bell's Theorem featured in a PBS NOVA program. I wish he had lived long enough to have been one of its live participant. He played such an important part in the work that has now made what he called "passion at a distance" such a well established physical fact.
And in these years since his death his expansive view of the importance of the so-called special sciences for understanding the fundamental issues in the basic philosophical disciplines of metaphysics, epistemology and ethics has taken greater hold among scientific naturalist philosophers. All this working toward the goal of joining what Sellars called the manifest and scientific images, a project in which he initiated and inspired me so many years ago.
September 12, 2015
I was very blessed to have Abner as my graduate advisor at Boston University and director of my PhD dissertation in Philosophy on Wilfrid Sellars views on the relationships between ordinary and scientific knowledge. Writing my dissertation under his tutelage was an exhilarating, enjoyable experience in which I learned ever so much. So too were the courses that I had with Abner in both philosophy and physics. I will be forever grateful to Abner for all his help and support and for all that he taught me. I am also very grateful that our association continued after my graduation and that his enthusiastic interest and support for my work continued as I moved into philosophy of biology and psychology. His excitement in all things intellectual was infectious as was his humor. His kindness and generosity toward me, and my wife, Marie, was and is still, after all these years, very moving. Abner is and has been a major inspiration in my philosophical work and an inspiring example of a life well-lived and well-worth living.
Bill Rottschaefer
Portland, Oregon
Carolyn Evans
September 2, 2015
Abner was one of the first profs I met when working in the office at Boston University. I am thankful to have known his kindness and good spirits; also Tibaldo and the hole in the calendar remains a favorite. Best to family. Surely he is missed.
Millard Baublitz
August 18, 2015
The world has lost its clearest voice about the conundrums of quantum mechanics. My condolences to all of his family members who have lost a kind and wonderful man. He will be missed.
August 16, 2015
I had the honor to work with Abner Shimony He was an inspiration, a supporter, and one of the kindest person I ever met. I lost a professor, and a friend.
Penha Maria Cardozo Dias,
Rio de Janeiro
August 12, 2015
Condolence to Abner's family from old friends.
He was exceptional both as a brain and as a heart. He will be missed.
Judith Buber Agassi and Joseph Agassi
37, Levi Eshkol Street, Herzlia 46745 ISRAEL
Manal Swairjo
August 12, 2015
Prof. Shimony's kind face, smile, and words will stay with me forever.
Ned Block
August 12, 2015
In 1963 I took a quantum mechanics course at MIT in which Shimony was the "section" teacher. He was a deep thinker who changed what would have been an ordinary course into a one of a kind learning experience. He was infinitely patient with my annoying questions.
Sekhar Chivukula
August 12, 2015
It was a great privilege to know Abner, and to count him as a colleague and mentor at Boston University. My condolences to his family.
Eisen Hawer
August 12, 2015
He will be missed.
Sahotra Sarkar
August 11, 2015
Abner was one of my cherished mentors and I learnt much from him, about physics, about philosophy, and even about biology. But most of all, I was inspired by his honesty, dignity, intellectual integrity, and goodwill towards all around him. His death leaves a void that will not be easily filled.
Jeffrey Koperski
August 11, 2015
He was generous with his time and attention, even with lowly graduate students like me.
Steven Savitt
August 11, 2015
Leaving aside his many significant intellectual achievements, Abner was probably the most angelic human being it has been my privilege to meet.
Olival Freire Jr.
August 11, 2015
Abner was one of the kindest person Ive ever met.
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