John Wisdom
British philosopher (1904–1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arthur John Terence Dibben Wisdom (12 September 1904, in Leyton, Essex – 9 December 1993, in Cambridge),[1] usually cited as John Wisdom, was a leading British philosopher considered to be an ordinary language philosopher, a philosopher of mind and a metaphysician. He was influenced by G.E. Moore, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Sigmund Freud, and in turn explained and extended their work.
John Wisdom | |
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Born | Arthur John Terence Dibben Wisdom 12 September 1904 Leyton, Essex |
Died | 9 December 1993 Cambridge |
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Alma mater | Fitzwilliam House, Cambridge |
Academic work | |
Institutions | University of Cambridge (1934–1968), University of Oregon (1968–1972) |
Wisdom was educated at Aldeburgh Lodge School, Suffolk, and Fitzwilliam House, Cambridge, where he graduated with a first-class BA degree in Moral Sciences in 1924.[2] He is not to be confused with the philosopher John Oulton Wisdom (1908–1993), his cousin, who shared his interest in psychoanalysis.[3][4]