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Fred Dretske (1932–2013)

Author of Knowledge and the Flow of Information

6+ Works 370 Members 0 Reviews 2 Favorited

About the Author

Includes the name: Fred I. Dretske

Works by Fred Dretske

Knowledge and the Flow of Information (1981) 98 copies

Naturalizing the Mind (1995) 82 copies

Knowledge: Readings in Contemporary Epistemology (2000) — Editor; Contributor — 78 copies

Explaining Behavior: Reasons in a World of Causes (1988) 66 copies

Perception, Knowledge and Belief: Selected Essays (2000) 31 copies

Seeing and knowing (1969) 15 copies

Associated Works

Philosophy of Science: The Central Issues (1998) — Contributor — 308 copies, 2 reviews

Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings (2002) — Contributor — 299 copies, 1 review

Reading Epistemology: Selected Texts with Interactive Commentary (2006) — Contributor — 11 copies

Mind and Consciousness: 5 Questions (2009) — Contributor — 11 copies

The Philosophy of Daniel Dennett (Philosophical Topics, Volume 22, Number 1 & 2 Spring and Fall 1994) (1995) — Contributor — 4 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Dretske, Fred
Legal name: Dretske, Fred Irwin
Birthdate: 1932-12-09
Date of death: 2013-07-24
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Waukegan, Illinois, USA
Education: University of Minnesota (PhD)
Occupations: philosopher
university professor
Organizations: Stanford University
Duke University
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Awards and honors: Jean Nicod Prize (1994)

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Works: 6
Also by: 5
Members: 370
Popularity: #65,128
Rating: 3.8

ISBNs: 26
Languages: 3
Favorited: 2

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