Born : Hilary Whitehall Putnam July 31, 1926 (age 86) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Era : 20th-century philosophy
Region : Western Philosophy
School : Analytic Pragmatism
Main interests :Philosophy of mindPhilosophy of languagePhilosophy of mathematics Metaphilosophy Epistemology
Notable ideas :Multiple realizability Functionalism Causal theory of reference Semantic externalism Brain in a vat · Twin Earth Internal realism
Philosopher of mind:Hilary Putnam
By Jagran Josh
Dec 25, 2012, 15:59 IST
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
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