Contributions to the tribute of William J. Talbott Jr.

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

My condolences to Prof Talbott’s family. Prof Talbott was my professor in UW and has inspired me a lot. I enjoyed every class and office hour I spent talking with him and listening to his lecture.

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Ben Wong posted a symbolic gesture

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

My condolences to Bill Talbott's family. I was a philosophy student at the UW when he was there. I expect he is now jovially debating with my mother, Lisa Wong — who was a grad student under Prof. Boler — about whether there is an afterlife, what it means for a disembodied entity to be "in" a place, and whether there's an epistemological basis for reasoning grounded in their new senses: That is, can one remain a skeptic in heaven? Then they'd probably go and good-naturedly tease Hume.

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Diane Clausen lit a candle

Sunday, June 11, 2023

My heart goes out to Bill’s family. My late husband Jeff Clausen so enjoyed attending Bill’s classes and reading his books. Jeff’s Human Right’s class at Green River College drew heavily upon what he learned from Bill, and he was always grateful for that.

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