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Colin McGinn
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Colin McGinn's personal blog at colinmcginn.net covers philosophy. Since 2015, 12 different Hacker News readers have linked it 15 times, most often “John Searle”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-11-01, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (4) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this post about the death of philosopher John Searle and the disputed Title IX investigation of him, including a letter from his secretary. Commenters cite it as a source.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 4 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- John Searle5 people · 5 mentions · first linked 2025-09-30
What Hacker News says?
I found the delay puzzling too. But the NYT obit does link to https://www.colinmcginn.net/john-searle/ near the end.
Comment linking /john-searle/
on “John Searle has died”Submitted John Searle as a story · 4 points
HN discussionI learned about Searle's death a few weeks ago, from this article: https://www.colinmcginn.net/john-searle/ It includes a letter that starts: I am Jennifer Hudin, John Searle’s secretary of 40 years. I am writing to tell you that John died last week on the 17th of September. The last two years of his life were hellish. HIs daughter–in-law, Andrea (Tom’s wife) took him to Tampa in 2024 and put him in a nursing home f…
Comment linking /john-searle/
on “John Searle has died”Submitted Counterfactuals as a story · 2 points
HN discussionBut she also claims he "was innocent and falsely accused": https://www.colinmcginn.net/john-searle/
Comment linking /john-searle/
on “John Searle has died”Submitted My Honest Views as a story · 2 points
HN discussionHe was falsely accused of Title IX violations (e.g. sexual harassment or discrimination). The investigation concluded that he didn't do anything wrong. But Carol Christ, the chancellor, decided to reverse the investigation's conclusion and stripped John's emeritus status. Holy. This Carol Christ person is evil. Source: https://www.colinmcginn.net/john-searle/
Comment linking /john-searle/
on “John Searle Has Died”Submitted Macro and Micro Necessity as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Mass and Consciousness as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Puzzlement as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Simulation Game as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted A (Really) Brief History of Knowledge as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Philosophical Fun for the Whole Family (2015) as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Evolution of Pain as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Can parts of a living entity be alive in their own right? as a story · 1 points
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