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Michael Devitt

Michael Devitt (/ˈdɛvɪt/; born 1938) is an Australian philosopher currently teaching at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York in New York City. His primary interests include philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, metaphysics and epistemology. His current work involves the philosophy of linguistics, foundational issues in semantics…

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Born
1938 (age 87–88)
Era
Contemporary philosophy
Main interests
Philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, metaphysics, epistemology
Notable ideas
Criticism of the transcendental argument against eliminativism
Region
Western philosophy
School
Analytic philosophy Scientific realism

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Michael Devitt → Philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, metaphysics, epistemology
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Michael Devitt → Criticism of the transcendental argument against eliminativism
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Michael Devitt → Western philosophy
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Michael Devitt → Analytic philosophy Scientific realism

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