{"id":26845,"date":"2026-04-21T09:29:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plato-philosophy.org\/?page_id=26845"},"modified":"2026-04-27T14:19:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T21:19:54","slug":"george-mcdermott","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/plato-philosophy.org\/virtual-tribute-library\/george-mcdermott\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring a Teacher: PLATO\u2019s Virtual Tribute Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\tmain#content {\n\t\twidth: 1920px;\n\t\tmargin: 0 auto;\n\t\tmax-width: 100%;\n\t\tpadding-top: 0;\n\t}\n\n\t#modula-item {\n\t\twidth: 1000px;\n\t\tmargin: 0 auto;\n\t\tmax-width: 100%;\n\t}\n\n\t.library-flex {\n\t\tdisplay: flex;\n\t\talign-items: flex-start;\n\t\tgap: 50px;\n\t}\n\n\t.book-featured-image {\n\t\tflex: 0 0 300px;\n\t\tmargin-top: 80px;\n\t}\n\n\t.book-featured-image img {\n\t\tdisplay: block;\n\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\theight: auto;\n\t}\n\n\t.book-description {\n\t\tflex: 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