Georg Henrik von Wright
Finnish philosopher (1916–2003) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Georg Henrik von Wright (Swedish: [ˈjěːɔrj ˈhɛ̌nːrɪk fɔn ˈvrɪkːt];[lower-alpha 1] 14 June 1916 – 16 June 2003) was a Finnish philosopher.
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Born | 14 June 1916 |
Died | 16 June 2003(2003-06-16) (aged 87) Helsinki, Finland |
Education | University of Helsinki (1934–1937, 1939–1941; PhD, 1941) University of Cambridge (graduate student, 1939) |
Era | 20th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Analytic philosophy |
Institutions | University of Cambridge University of Helsinki Cornell University |
Academic advisors | Eino Kaila |
Doctoral students | Jaakko Hintikka |
Main interests | Modal logic, philosophy of action, philosophy of language, Epistemology, philosophy of science |
Notable ideas | Deontic logic Myth of Progress |
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