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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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TTTA extracted 33 structured relationships around Michael Devitt. Examples in this analysis include Michael Devitt → Born → 1938 (age 87–88) and Michael Devitt → Era → Contemporary philosophy. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Devitt | Born | 1938 (age 87–88) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Michael Devitt | Era | Contemporary philosophy | 1.00 | infobox |
| Michael Devitt | Main interests | Philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, metaphysics, epistemology | 1.00 | infobox |
| Michael Devitt | Notable ideas | Criticism of the transcendental argument against eliminativism | 1.00 | infobox |
| Michael Devitt | Region | Western philosophy | 1.00 | infobox |
| Michael Devitt | School | Analytic philosophy Scientific realism | 1.00 | infobox |
| Michael Devitt | related to Academic positions | Following | 0.60 | section |
| Michael Devitt | related to Academic positions | Harvard | 0.60 | section |
| Michael Devitt | related to Academic positions | Sydney | 0.60 | section |
| Michael Devitt | related to Academic positions | Philosophy | 0.60 | section |
| Michael Devitt | related to Academic positions | Head | 0.60 | section |
| Michael Devitt | related to Academic positions | Department | 0.60 | section |
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Source: Wikipedia — Michael Devitt · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout