I want to add my expression of sadness and loss over the news about Val
Plumwood and condolences to her close friends on this list.  

Colleagues now retired from my department helped her and R. Sylvan work
on the house at Plumwood (as did anyone who visited them at that time, I
suppose) and I personally was lucky enough to share a wonderful day with
her and Will Aiken (whom we also lost too soon) hiking in the mountains
here in Colorado, several years ago now.  It was a day that I remember
vividly for its easy cameraderie, the humor and wisdom she shared, the
beautiful story of her recently adopted wombat and the joys of being a
"wombat mommy" (not to mention her great stamina).  She left a strong
impression on my two young children, who to this day also have vivid
memories of her warmth and strength.

Her work is always in the back of my mind in my own philosophical
pursuits; it has been one of my feminist moral compasses.  

I hope it is not inappropriate to share my daughter's reply when I sent
her the sad news about Val; It captures something important, I think, as
seen through the eyes of a (then) young girl:

>>I remember val plumwood. she was very jolly. she wore purple and she
laughed loudly. i liked her, and yes, she gave us pennywhistles. was it
really a snake?


Jane




On Tue, 2008-03-04 at 18:50 -0700, Professor Karen J. Warren wrote:
> Dear friends and colleagues:
> 
> I am quite sorrowful tonight, as I grieve the death of my friend, fellow ecofeminist philosopher, tireless feminist activist and defender of the nonhuman environment, courageous scholar, and leader in interconnected social justice movements and causes. I will miss her terribly.
> 
> Karen
> 
> P.S. Discussion of plans to commemorate Val at the October 18-20 International Associaton for Environmental Philosophy (IAEP) Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, PA are underway already. Details will follow.
> 
> 
> Professor Karen J. Warren
> Philosophy Department
> Macalester College
> 1600 Grand Avenue
> St. Paul, MN 55105
> 
> 651-696-6172  (office)
> 651-696-6008  (fax)
> [log in to unmask]  (email)
> www.macalester.edu/~warren  (personal web page)
> 
> --- Original Message ---
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Feminist Ethics and Social Theory [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > On Behalf
> > Of Ronnie Hawkins
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 1:13 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: [FEAST] Val Plumwood
> >
> > I'm very sorry to report that Val Plumwood has died. Many of
> > you know her
> > as a very strong and independent ecofeminist philosopher. Her
> > death was
> > apparently unexpected; she was found in her house at Plumwood
> > Mountain, in
> > Australia.
> >
> > Ronnie
-- 
Jane Kneller, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Philosophy
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO  80523-1781
970 491 7614 (office)
970 491 4900 (fax)