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Received Ph. D
In 1951, Putnam graduated from University of Pennsylvania. From this college he received his doctorates. -
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Job History
Putnam worked at Northwestern University, Princeton University, M.I.T., and Harvard over this time span. -
Emotions vs. Physicals
https://web.csulb.edu/~cwallis/382/readings/482/putnam.nature.mental.states.pdf
This link is for Putnam's work on emotions versus physical aspects of humans. -
Born
Putnam was born in Chicago in 1962. -
Marriage
Married Ruth Anna Hall, a philosopher who taught at Wellesley College. -
Twin Earth
Putnam released his argument on a Twin Earth in a paper called "The Meaning of 'Meaning.'" He believed there was a planet by ours that was an exact replica, including the people on our planet. The only significant difference would be the makeup of water. Showed that meaning was not just what people think up. -
Philosophy of Science
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Papers Published at Harvard
In 2012, Putnam had both a book based on Jewish philosophy, and a collection of papers titled "Philosophy in An Age of Science." The Harvard University Press published these -
Death
Hilary Putnam died at home from metastasized mesothelioma in Massachusetts in 2016.