Regardless of whatever else may be said of him, Paul Kurtz was, in my opinion, the most significant Humanist philosopher of the 20th Century.
His obituary can be found here:
http://centerforinquiry.net/paul_kurtz_obituary
Edwin Kagin
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Sad news. Kurtz had a dynamic impact on humanist activism and culturally in terms of co-creating organizations like CSICOP. He was a prolific humanist, writer, thinker, and activist. He will be missed.
If someone wants to learn about Paul’s philosophy I wrote a summary of it from his last book before his death, which contains a collection of his writings, You can read it right here:
http://skepticink.com/debunkingchristianity/2012/10/24/paul-kurtz-on-why-eupraxsophy-matters/
He was truly an extraordinary man.