Hilary Putnam
Contemporary United States Analytic Philosophy
Biography
American philosopher, mathematician, and computer scientist. Made contributions to philosophy of mind, language, and science.
Life Dates
Born: July 31, 1926
Died: March 13, 2016
Notable Quotes
"Meaning ain't in the head."
"The world does not consist of independent objects."
"Cut the pie any way you like, 'meanings' just ain't in the head!"
"A brain in a vat cannot think it is a brain in a vat."
"There is no God's Eye point of view."
Contemporaries
John RawlsJudith ButlerMartha NussbaumCornel WestNancy CartwrightWillard Van Orman QuineThomas KuhnJohn RawlsRichard RortyNoam ChomskyMartha NussbaumDaniel DennettJudith ButlerCornel WestAlvin PlantingaSaul KripkeJohn SearleThomas NagelRobert NozickChristine KorsgaardMichael SandelNancy FraserLinda ZagzebskiDavid LewisPeter van InwagenBrian LeiterJoshua GreeneJonathan HaidtHelen LonginoElliott SoberKaren BennettSusanna SiegelPaul BoghossianSarah PaulRobert BrandomHubert DreyfusAlison GopnikJesse PrinzShaun NicholsTamar GendlerStephen YabloSally HaslangerJason StanleyL.A. PaulPeter RailtonFred DretskeTyler BurgeRuth MillikanNed BlockSydney ShoemakerRoderick ChisholmNelson GoodmanWilfrid Sellars