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Hilary Putnam
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Hilary Putnam
Hilary Whitehall Putnam
(born July 31, 1926) is an
American philosopher
,
mathematician
, and
computer scientist
who has been a central figure in
analytic philosophy
since the 1960s, especially in
philosophy of mind
,
philosophy of language
,
philosophy of mathematics
, and
philosophy of science
. He is known for his willingness to apply an equal degree of scrutiny to his own philosophical positions as to those of others, subjecting each position to rigorous analysis until he exposes its flaws. As a result, he has acquired a reputation for frequently changing his own position. Putnam is currently Cogan University Professor Emeritus at
Harvard University
.
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