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American philosopher From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marx W. Wartofsky (1928–1997) was an American philosopher, specialising in historical epistemology. He was a professor of philosophy at Baruch College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and the editor of The Philosophical Forum.[1] With Robert S. Cohen, he co-founded the Boston University Center for Philosophy and History of Science, in 1960.
Marx W. Wartofsky | |
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Born | 1928 |
Died | March 1997 (aged 68–69)[1] |
Nationality | American |
Era | Contemporary philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Continental philosophy |
Main interests | Epistemology |
Notable ideas | Categorization of artifacts |
His works include Feuerbach (Cambridge University Press, 1977), a philosophical and historical critique of German philosopher and moralist Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach; Conceptual Foundations of Scientific Thought (Macmillan, 1968) and Models: Representation and Scientific Understanding (1979), inquiries into the meaning of scientific models and metaphors.[1][2]
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