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W.V. Quine

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  • Birth

    Birth
    On June 25, 1908, W.V. Quine was born in Akron, Ohio.
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    Education

    After studying mathematics and logic at Oberlin College (1926–30) earning his B.A., Quine won a scholarship to Harvard University, where he completed his Ph.D. in 1932.

  • Publication

    Publication
    In 1934, WV Quine published, A Systems Logic, which contributed significantly to the development of mathematical set theory.
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    Navy

    From 1942 to 1945 he served as a naval intelligence officer in Washington, D.C

  • Deny

    Deny
    In 1947 Quine denied the existence of abstract entities and proposed the construction of logical and mathematical systems without resort to such entities

  • Recanting the denial

    Recanting the denial
    In Word and Object (1960), however, Quine abandoned his earlier nominalism by acknowledging the existence of abstract entities.

  • Lecture

    Lecture
    In December 1971 he delivered the prestigious Carus Lectures before the American Philosophical Association.

  • Kyoto Prize

    Kyoto Prize
    In 1996, Quine received the Kyoto Prize, one of Japan's most prestigious awards given by a private foundation. He was awarded the $460, 000 prize in the category of creative arts and moral sciences.

  • Death

    Death
    WV Quine died in Boston, Massachusetts on December 25, 2000.

  • Ontological Relativity

    Ontological Relativity
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yw-c8sGd_w The video is of WV Quine going over his theory of Ontological Relativity.