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William Lycan

William G. Lycan (/ˈlaɪkən/ LY-kən; born September 26, 1945) is an American philosopher and professor emeritus at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was formerly the William Rand Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor. Since 2011, Lycan is also distinguished visiting professor of philosophy at the University of Connecticut, where he…

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Education
Amherst College (B.A.) University of Chicago (M.A., Ph.D.)
Born
William G. Lycan September 26, 1945 (1945-09-26) (age 80) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Doctoral advisor
Vere Claiborne Chappell
Doctoral students
Peter Alward
Era
Contemporary philosophy
Institutions
Ohio State University University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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William Lycan

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related to Education and career · 16
William Lycan → Amherst College, Chapel Hill, Chicago, Criteria, He, His, Lycan, Materialism, Music, Noam Chomsky's Investigation, North Carolina, Ohio State University, Persons, Ph, Syntax, University
Born · 1
William Lycan → William G. Lycan September 26, 1945 (1945-09-26) (age 80) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Doctoral advisor · 1
William Lycan → Vere Claiborne Chappell
Doctoral students · 1
William Lycan → Peter Alward
Education · 1
William Lycan → Amherst College (B.A.) University of Chicago (M.A., Ph.D.)
Era · 1
William Lycan → Contemporary philosophy
Institutions · 1
William Lycan → Ohio State University University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Main interests · 1
William Lycan → Philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, epistemology, metaphysics, linguistics
Notable ideas · 1
William Lycan → Homuncular functionalism
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William Lycan → Western philosophy

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William LycanBornWilliam G. Lycan September 26, 1945 (1945-09-26) (age 80) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.1.00infobox
William LycanDoctoral advisorVere Claiborne Chappell1.00infobox
William LycanDoctoral studentsPeter Alward1.00infobox
William LycanEducationAmherst College (B.A.) University of Chicago (M.A., Ph.D.)1.00infobox
William LycanEraContemporary philosophy1.00infobox
William LycanInstitutionsOhio State University University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill1.00infobox
William LycanMain interestsPhilosophy of language, philosophy of mind, epistemology, metaphysics, linguistics1.00infobox
William LycanNotable ideasHomuncular functionalism1.00infobox
William LycanRegionWestern philosophy1.00infobox
William LycanSchoolAnalytic1.00infobox
William LycanThesisPersons, Criteria, and Materialism (1970)1.00infobox
William Lycanrelated to Education and careerAmherst College0.60section

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