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Hilary Putham was born in Chicago, IL.
Hilary Whitehall Putnam was a leading American philosopher who made major contributions to metaphysics, epistemology, the philosophy of mind, the philosophy of language, the philosophy of science, the philosophy of mathematics, and the philosophy of logic. -
Machine-state functionalism
Machine-state functionalism Putnam, Hilary (1960). Minds and Machines. In Sidney Hook (ed.), Dimensions of Minds. New York, USA: New York University Press. pp. 138-164 -
The meaning of ‘meaning’
The meaning of ‘meaning’ Putnam, Hillary (1975). The meaning of 'meaning'. Minnesota Studies in the Philosophy of Science 7:131-193. -
Hilary Putnam on Science (Short Clip)
This is a short clip of Hilary Putnam discussing the nature of science with Bryan Magee in an interview from 1978. Philosophy Overdose. (2018, July 12). Hilary Putnam on Science (Short Clip) [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4HQZrOeZ7E If you have 45 minutes, this is the full interview. Philosophy Overdose. (2015, November 10). Philosophy of Science with Hilary Putnam [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et8kDNF_nEc -
Fact-Value Dichotomy
Fact-Value Dichotomy He has also published two books on the relations between “facts” and “values”, a book on Jewish Philosophy, and (with Vivian Walsh) edited a collection of papers (mainly by the two editors) titled The End of Value-Free Economics. Harvard University Department of Philosophy. (n.d.). Hilary Putnam. Retrieved May 9, 2021 from https://philosophy.fas.harvard.edu/people/hilary-putnam -
UCD Ulysses Medal presented to him in 2007
Prof Putnam delivered a public lecture titled "The fact/value dichotomy and its critics" at UCD on 5th March 2007. After the lecture he was presented with the UCD Ulysses Medal in recognition of his outstanding lifetime contributions to the world of philosophy. University College Dublin. (2007, March 5). US Philosopher awarded UCD Ulysses Medal. https://www.ucd.ie/news/mar07/030507_Putnam_Award.htm -
He was awarded Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy in 2011
Professor Hilary Putnam (Harvard, U.S.) was awarded the 2011 price in logic and philosophy "for his contribution to the understanding of semantics for theoretical and 'natural kind' terms, and of the implications of this semantics for philosophy, theory of knowledge, philosophy of science and metaphysics." The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. (n.d.). Hilary Putnam. Retrieved May 9, 2021 from https://www.kva.se/en/priser/pristagare/hilary-putnam-2 -
He won the Nicholas Rescher Prize for Systematic Philosophy in 2015
The Philosophy Department is pleased to announce that Hilary Putnam, Cogan University Professor Emeritus, Harvard University, is the recipient of the 2015 Nicholas Rescher Prize for Systematic Philosophy. The prize consists of a gold medal together with a sum of $30 000. University of Pittsburgh. (n.d.). Hilary Putnam Wins the Rescher Prize for 2015!. Retrieved May 9, 2021 from https://www.philosophy.pitt.edu/news-story/hilary-putnam-wins-rescher-prize-2015 -
He passed away in Arlington, MA.
He died on March 13, 2016 (aged 89) in Arlington, Massachusetts, U.S. According to his daughter-in-law Rebecca Steinitz, the cause was metastasized mesothelioma. He was well-grounded in physics and mathematics but strongly resisted the dominance of scientism, and was known for his ability to turn on his own arguments when he thought the facts merited reinterpretation.* *See the attachment for the references.