Neil Tennant (philosopher)
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Neil Tennant (born 1 March 1950) is an American philosopher. He is Arts & Humanities Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Ohio State University; and, before taking up his appointment at the Ohio State University he held positions at the University of Edinburgh, the University of Stirling, and the Australian National University.
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Born | 1 March 1950 |
Era | Contemporary philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Analytic |
Main interests | Metaphysics Philosophy of logic |
Notable ideas | Anti-realist semantics for empirical language |
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Along with Michael Dummett, Crispin Wright, Tennant is one of the most notable figures who have attempted to extend the project of providing anti-realist semantics for empirical language.[1][2] He has also written extensively on intuitionistic logic and other non-classical logics.