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Hilary W. Putman Chicago-Born Philosopher
Hilary Whitehall Putman was born July 31, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois and died March 13, 2016. Putman was American philosopher that contributed to metaphysics, epistemology, the philosophy of the mind, the philosophy of language, the philosophy of science, the philosophy of mathematics, and the philosophy of logic. Ben-Menahem, Yemima. “Hilary Putnam | American Philosopher | Britannica.Com.” Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Mar. 2019, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hilary-Putnam. -
Education of a Philosopher
Putman studied mathematics and philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, attending graduate school at Harvard University and the University of California in philosophy. He received his Ph.D. in 1951, where he wrote his dissertation on the concept of probability. Ben-Menahem, Yemima. “Hilary Putnam | American Philosopher | Britannica.Com.” Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Mar. 2019, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hilary-Putnam. -
Hilary W. Putman - Philosophy of Science
Hilary Putman conducts a discussion with Bryan Magee about some basic points and issues in the philosophy of science and the philosophy of mathematics. He talks about the notion of truth and how truth is objective and the nature of scientific knowledge and the scientific method are constantly evolving.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et8kDNF_nEc
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Contributions of a Philospher
Putman was a prolific author of literature covering various philosophies and disciplines. It started in 1951 with his dissertation for his Ph.D. from University of California, Los Angeles titled "The Meaning of the Concept of Probability in Application to Finite Sequences" and ended as a co-author in 2014 with Hilla Jacobson with "Philosophia". http://philosophy.fas.harvard.edu/files/phildept/files/hilary_putnam_bibliography_oct2014.doc
