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Bernard David Freydberg Obituary Born March 28, 1947, in Yonkers, NY to Stella and Alexander Freydberg, Bernard graduated from Charles E. Gorton High School where he won the New York State Regents Scholarship to attend The University of Rochester, NY. In 1977 he received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Duquesne University with a dissertation on Greek philosophy and its relationship to the work of the 19 th Century German philosopher, FWJ Schelling. As Professor of Philosophy at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania and Koç University, in Istanbul, Turkey, he enjoyed a prolific career that included many articles and ten Philosophy books. He was especially productive in the years after retiring from Slippery Rock, publishing books that invited us to rethink the philosophical tradition, including Philosophy and Comedy: Aristophanes, Logos, and Eros (2008), Schelling's Dialogical Freedom Essay: Provocative Philosophy Then and Now (2008), David Hume: Platonic Philosopher, Continental Ancestor (2012), The Thought of John Sallis: Phenomenology, Plato, Imagination (2012), and A Dark History of Modern Philosophy (2017). He died June 16, 2024, in Gulfport, FL and is survived by his wife, Akiko Kotani, daughter, Malika Hadley Freydberg, and brother, Charles Freydberg. Memorial services for Bernard Freydberg will be private with his family.
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(Dr) "Bob" Kettig (1969)
Wow! A life well lived. Congrats, Bernie, and I hope you were satisfied with those accomplishments, and may you now rest in peace.
Mr. Ernest Douglas Levinson (1969)
Bernie was a brilliant scholar, an incredibly funny and witty individual and my best friend! The world is a little less because of his passing!
Mr. James Raymond Leff (1969)
Bernie was my roommate. Loved jazz, basketball, and tormenting me. He was a wonderful person, and I miss him. Love and condolences to his friends and family.Mr. Bryan Edward DeLeo (1967)
I have been in occasional communication with Bernie over the past couple of years. In March he wrote the following.
"I developed a relatively rare neurological disorder called chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). I've been improving quite slowly, and I have hopes that I'll be able to accompany Akkiko to her museum show in June at the Orlando Museum of Art.
My mood and outlook are surprisingly good--perhaps not so "surprising" with Akiko caring for me. Also, Malika and Janet are coming here for a visit at the end of the month."
Akiko is Akiko Kotani, Bernie's wife, who is a fabric artist. Malika is his daughter by his first wife, and Janet is Malika's partner.
Mr. Bryan Edward DeLeo (1967)
Mr. Richard S. Pugach (1969)
Brothers,
Thanks all for posting.
This hits hard. Bernie was my freshman roommate in Burton 309. He introduced me to maturity, wisdom, presence, and humor at the tender age of 18.
About his humor – most of you never heard of Jerry Silverman, but he was from Newton Mass and resided across the hall from us when we lived in Gilbert 309. Jerry didn’t last too long – flunked out after his first semester – but I remember him being very proud of his pen. Don’t remember whether it was a Paper Mate, Cross, or whatever, but he was showing it off one night to those of us less fortunate. Bernie took this moment to take the pen from Jerry, drop trou, insert the pen up his ass, and then handed it back to him. This presented Jerry with a dilemma – do I take back my beloved pen or risk touching it at all? While this hardly was a life defining moment, it was indelible for at least one of us.
Bryan, I always will remember you as the smoothest BDG brother ever, occasionally sporting a three piece suit when most of us didn’t have one piece. I don’t know what it is about our quest to know the details of someone’s passing. Sometimes I think it’s the same twisted brain synapse that makes us slow down to view an accident scene across a divided highway. Mostly though, I think it is about trying to make some sense of the passing of someone we knew. Death continues to seem so random, without rhyme or reason. All I know about CIDP is that it is nasty and progressing, and I hope dear Bernie did not suffer too much.
The air is becoming a bit thin up here. It is the unfortunate consequence of longevity, where we lose so many of those near and dear on our journey.
Rest in peace, my friend.
Mr. Ernest Douglas Levinson (1969)
`The following is from our monthly HS Newsletter. I am sorry that I couldnot put it into a more easily-readable format.
Ernie
