Anatole Ben Anton

Roberto loved Anatole as a colleague and a very treasured Friend. I hope they are meeting each other in the after life now and enjoying their company and good conversations! i

Professor Anton shared with us one of his pedagogical hacks for effective learning. He suggested that we study at the earliest time we could wake up when it was most quiet, e.g., 3 or 4 in the morning. It worked each time! I will always remember him as the kindest teacher I've ever had.

my husband, Roberto Rivera and Anatol we´re good friends and colleagues and we have known each other for many years. Roberto and Anatol taught together some classes and they shared philosophical and political views. Roberto was grateful to Anatol and admired him but Roberto died two years ago so is unable to contribute here what he would have

In 2002, I was fortunate enough to meet Dr Anton (as chair at that time) about my probation status as a grad student. He showed me so much kindness and understanding that I attribute my eventual graduation to him. I find his energy sublime and comforting. I will never forget him. He remains one of my favorite people on earth.

Anatole Anton did not only teach philosophy but he practiced it. He was an open minded professor and he used the Socratic Method to educate his students and build sound and critical arguments for justice, peace and truth. He was curious and he believed that the unexamined life is not worth living. He eclectic circles of friends admired his insights, dedication, commitment and ideas. The academic community lost his physical presence but his ideas, and thoughts still active and present.

For his critical perspective on the world and his commitment to social justice, Anatole was among the most upbeat and fun loving people I have known

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I received my Master's Degree in Philosophy from SFSU in 1989. Anatole was my mentor. I just looked up his name in a search engine to see what he might be up to and found this obituary. Oh how sad. Anatole once told me that he wanted to live long enough to see the revolution he so passionately sought. We couldn't be further from that unless it truly does get darkest before the dawn. I had the deepest respect and adoration for Anatole, and starting today have all of that for his memory....

Anatole was a good friend of mine starting in 1988, but I had heard of him 20 years before that, when he was a legend among Stanford philosophy graduate students. He was full of life and kindness. I introduced him to Kathy, thinking they might make a good couple, and then decided to quit matchmaking while I was ahead. We shared many interests, ranging from politics to abstract expressionism. I´ll miss him greatly.