Charles Parsons (philosopher)
American philosopher (1933–2024) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles Dacre Parsons (April 13, 1933 – April 19, 2024) was an American philosopher best known for his work in the philosophy of mathematics and the study of the philosophy of Immanuel Kant. He was professor emeritus at Harvard University.
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Born | Charles Dacre Parsons (1933-04-13)April 13, 1933 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | April 19, 2024(2024-04-19) (aged 91) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Alma mater | Harvard University (Ph.D., 1961) |
Era | Contemporary philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Analytic |
Doctoral advisor | Burton Dreben, Willard Van Orman Quine |
Doctoral students | Michael Levin, James Higginbotham, Peter Ludlow, Gila Sher, Øystein Linnebo |
Main interests | Philosophy of mathematics |
Notable ideas | The distinction between "intuition-of" and "intuition-that"[1] |
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