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Nicholas Rescher

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American philosopher

United StatesAcademicsLived 1928 to 2024 · aged 95
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Nicholas Rescher was a German-born American philosopher, polymath, and author, who was a professor of philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh from 1961. He was chairman of the Center for Philosophy of Science and chairman of the philosophy department.

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Awards 4

2016Helmholtz Medal
2007Aquinas Medal
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Guggenheim Fellowship

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Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1928 to 2024 · aged 95
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15 languages

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