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Mar 18, 2016 · Hilary Putnam, a Harvard philosopher whose influence ranged widely across many fields of thought, including mathematical logic, philosophy of mind and language, epistemology and...
Hilary Putnam (born 1926) is a Harvard-based philosopher whose work has ranged widely over topics in metaphysics, epistemology, cognitive psychology, philosophy of science, language, logic and mathematics.
Hilary Putnam - Philosophy, Mind, Logic: Another area in which Putnam’s contributions have had enormous impact is the philosophy of mind, where he introduced the doctrine known as functionalism (sometimes referred to as “machine functionalism”), which attempts to define mental states in terms of their functional (or causal) roles relative ...
Mar 25, 2016 · Hilary Putnam, A Giant Both Forceful and Sweet. When Hilary Putnam died on March 13th, a few months shy of his 90th birthday, we were left again to reflect on the life and legacy of a brilliant thinker whose work shaped ours.
Hilary Whitehall Putnam, Cogan University Professor Emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at Harvard, one of the most original and influential philosophers of our time, died on 13th March 2016, in his home in Arlington, Massachusetts.
Mar 26, 2016 · Hilary Putnam, a philosopher, died on March 13th, aged 89. Mar 26th 2016. TO BE identified with a distinctive position is an academic career’s crowning achievement.
Oct 16, 2015 · Hilary Putnam (1967) introduced CCTM into philosophy. He contrasted his position with logical behaviorism and type-identity theory. Each position purports to reveal the nature of mental states, including propositional attitudes (e.g., beliefs), sensations (e.g., pains), and emotions (e.g., fear).
