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Paul Benacerraf, preeminent philosopher of mathematics, Princeton alumnus and ‘life-changing teacher,’ dies at 93
Paul Benacerraf, the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, died at his home in Princeton on Jan. 13. He was 93. A member of Princeton’s undergraduate Class of 1952, he earned his Ph.D. at Princeton in 1960 and …