In memory of Denis Dutton, a professor of philosophy at Canterbury University in Christchurch, New Zealand, who reportedly died in Christchurch on Tuesday, December 28, 2010. (This date presumably refers to New Zealand Daylight Time, 18 hours ahead of Eastern Standard time; both U.S. and New Zealand sources say Dutton died on Dec. 28.)
The New York Times reports his death today —
"A version of this article appeared in print on January 1, 2011, on page A17 of the New York edition."
Dutton's academic specialty was the philosophy of art.
For some remarks on philosophy and on art from the day of Dutton's death, see "Church Diamond" in this journal, 3:09 PM EST December 27 (9:09 AM December 28, New Zealand Daylight Time).
See also Dutton's essay "Has Conceptual Art Jumped the Shark Tank?" that was linked to here on St. Luke's Day, 2009.
For some context, see the recent Log24 posts Dry Bones and Canterbury Tale.