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Hilary Putnam
Born on July 31, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois. Most known for his large contributions in the fields of metaphysics, epistemology, the philosophy of mind, the philosophy of language, the philosophy of science, the philosophy of mathematics, and the philosophy of logic. Putnam supported scientific realism. A belief in conceptual claims of science to describe reality. -
Early life
Putnam was an only child, father Samuel and mother Riva. he studied mathematics and philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania. He obtained his PH.D in 1951 -
Philosophy and Our Mental Life
"The question of the autonomy of our mental life…has nothing to do with that all too popular…question about matter or soul-stuff. We could be made of Swiss cheese and it wouldn’t matter." -
Metaphysical Realism
Putnam strongly believed more in internal realism. His view on realism at the observation of theories and beliefs were either true or false.
"What the metaphysical realist holds is that we can think and talk about things as they are, independently of our minds, and that we can do this by virtue of a “correspondence” relation between the terms in our language and some sorts of mind-independent entities." Citation info in submission notes -
Reason, Truth and Hisotry
Book about the nature of truth and fundamental issues within philosophy. -
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Hilary Putnam-death
Putnam passed on March 3, 2016 in Arlington, MA at his home at the age of 89.
