Let's make this birthday one to remember.

77 years old (Born on September 20, 1947)

Happy Birthday, Gillian! May your day be filled with more speculative joy than a Hegelian dialectic and fewer paradoxes than post-modernist theory. Your fearless critiques of neo-Kantianism have left philosophers scratching their heads—and secretly admiring you—for decades.

Your passionate defense of Hegel's thought continues to inspire us all; clearly, the Absolute Spirit has nothing on your absolute wit. Here's hoping this year brings even greater intellectual triumphs (and perhaps fewer existential headaches). Cheers to another timeless chapter in your philosophical journey—may it unfold without contradiction... or at least only those contradictions that lead directly toward wisdom!