http://crookedtimber.org/2003/09/04/kathy-wilkes-dies/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Thu, 24 May 2012 07:17:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://crookedtimber.org/2003/09/04/kathy-wilkes-dies/comment-page-1/#comment-3077 Juan Galis-Menendez Mon, 12 Jan 2004 15:47:01 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=218#comment-3077 Kathy Wilkes was a remarkably gifted person: brave, brilliant, fearless in her struggle to bring the liberating power of philosophical discussion to totalitarian societies. As a refugee from one such society who greatly admired her books, while disagreeing with many of her conclusions, I am deeply saddened and forlorn at her loss. She embodied the Socratic spirit as well as anyone in our time. Kathy Wilkes was a remarkably gifted person: brave, brilliant, fearless in her struggle to bring the liberating power of philosophical discussion to totalitarian societies. As a refugee from one such society who greatly admired her books, while disagreeing with many of her conclusions, I am deeply saddened and forlorn at her loss. She embodied the Socratic spirit as well as anyone in our time.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2003/09/04/kathy-wilkes-dies/comment-page-1/#comment-3076 Jenny Carter Mon, 03 Nov 2003 16:15:14 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=218#comment-3076 I can't believe she has gone. Philosophy was just a millionth of her; she was the kindest truest bravest person in lonely old oxford academia, and fun too I can’t believe she has gone. Philosophy was just a millionth of her; she was the kindest truest bravest person in lonely old oxford academia, and fun too

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2003/09/04/kathy-wilkes-dies/comment-page-1/#comment-3075 Tom Runnacles Thu, 04 Sep 2003 19:11:10 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=218#comment-3075 That's very sad to hear. KW gave a bunch of lectures on Mill in my first year at Oxford. Unusually for me (I'm just no good at mornings), I went to most of them, since she was funny and a bit eccentric and made the dry text of 'Utilitarianism' come alive. Later, she interviewed me for a job at St Hilda's, which I didn't get. I had to give a ten-minute spiel on personal identity, and KW soon tied me up in knots, but she did it in a rather kindly way which is pretty unfamiliar in Oxford. I can imagine she was amazing in tutorials, particularly with less assertive students. That’s very sad to hear. KW gave a bunch of lectures on Mill in my first year at Oxford. Unusually for me (I’m just no good at mornings), I went to most of them, since she was funny and a bit eccentric and made the dry text of ‘Utilitarianism’ come alive. Later, she interviewed me for a job at St Hilda’s, which I didn’t get. I had to give a ten-minute spiel on personal identity, and KW soon tied me up in knots, but she did it in a rather kindly way which is pretty unfamiliar in Oxford. I can imagine she was amazing in tutorials, particularly with less assertive students.

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