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John Wisdom
British philosopher (1904-1993) · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Died at 89
Arthur John Terence Dibben Wisdom, 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.
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He is not to be confused with the philosopher John Oulton Wisdom (1908-1993), his cousin, who shared his interest in psychoanalysis.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1904 to 1993 · aged 89
