#JOWisdom 's obituary in The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-j-o-wisdom-1495568.html
His entry in the #IEP https://iep.utm.edu/wisdom/
30 Jan: John Oulton (J.O.) Wisdom died in Castlebridge House, Co. Wexford #OTD 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!
https://www.irishphilosophy.com/2019/01/30/j-o-wisdom-2/
His looks may have changed, but #JOWisdom was still working: "Freud, women, and society" was published in 1992.
#DIB bio: https://www.dib.ie/biography/wisdom-john-oulton-j-o-a9622
#otd #jowisdom #dib #IrishPhilosophyOTD
29 Dec: John Oulton (J.O.) Wisdom was born in Dublin #OTD 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 #JOWisdom - https://www.irishphilosophy.com/2019/01/30/j-o-wisdom-2/
#DIB bio: https://www.dib.ie/biography/wisdom-john-oulton-j-o-a9622
#otd #jowisdom #dib #IrishPhilosophyOTD