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30 Jan: John Oulton (J.O.) Wisdom died in Castlebridge House, Co. Wexford 1993.

"When [Popper] was in his late eighties someone who had become a colleague in 1948 and whose appearance had changed considerably since, said to him, 'I’m John Wisdom'; 'No you’re not,' came the reply!
irishphilosophy.com/2019/01/30

His looks may have changed, but was still working: "Freud, women, and society" was published in 1992.

bio: dib.ie/biography/wisdom-john-o

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29 Dec: John Oulton (J.O.) Wisdom was born in Dublin 1908.

A rationalist and material atheist, with marked interest in psychoanalysis, cybernetics, and the modern crisis of the West. He is generally called J. O. Wisdom to distinguish him from his cousin John Wisdom, also a philosopher.

He is particularly known for his work on George Berkeley.

Words of Wisdom: the life and work of - irishphilosophy.com/2019/01/30

bio: dib.ie/biography/wisdom-john-o

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