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May 23, 2018 · Hilary Putnam (1981) proposed an interesting and much discussed attempt to refute a skeptical argument that is based on one form of the brain-and-a-vat scenario. In turn, Putnam’s attempted refutation is based on content externalism (also known as semantic externalism).
Hilary Putnam - Philosophy, Mind, Logic: Another area in which Putnam’s contributions have had enormous impact is the philosophy of mind, where he introduced the doctrine known as functionalism (sometimes referred to as “machine functionalism”), which attempts to define mental states in terms of their functional (or causal) roles relative ...
Mar 15, 2016 · Mon 14 Mar 2016 13.37 EDT. The American philosopher Hilary Putnam, who has died aged 89, transformed the philosophy of mind, the philosophy of language, metaphysics and epistemology. By...
Oct 16, 2015 · Hilary Putnam (1967) introduced CCTM into philosophy. He contrasted his position with logical behaviorism and type-identity theory. Each position purports to reveal the nature of mental states, including propositional attitudes (e.g., beliefs), sensations (e.g., pains), and emotions (e.g., fear).
Home Philosophy & Religion Philosophers. Varieties of realism. Beginning in the mid-1970s, Putnam sought to distinguish his understanding of realism from what he now called “metaphysical realism.” According to Putnam (“Why There Isn’t a Ready-Made World” [1983]),
Hilary Whitehall Putnam, Cogan University Professor Emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at Harvard, one of the most original and influential philosophers of our time, died on 13th March 2016, in his home in Arlington, Massachusetts. Hilary Putnam was born on July 31st 1926, in Chicago, Illinois, to Samuel Putnam, best known for his ...
Nov 23, 1998 · Hilary Putnam introduced multiple realizability into the philosophy of mind. Challenging the “brain state theorists”, who held that every mental kind is identical to some yet-to-be-discovered neural kind, Putnam (1967) notes the wide variety of terrestrial creatures seemingly capable of experiencing pain.
