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Wilfrid Sellars

Wilfrid Sellars Biography

Philosopher

Wilfrid Sellars was an influential American philosopher, born on May 20, 1912, and died on July 2, 1989. He made significant contributions to analytic philosophy and phenomenology, particularly known for his work on the relationship between language, knowledge, and reality.

Wilfrid Sellars was an influential American philosopher, born on May 20, 1912, and died on July 2, 1989. He made significant contributions to analytic philosophy and phenomenology, particularly known for his work on the relationship between language, knowledge, and reality.

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“What is characteristic of philosophy is not a special subject-matter, but the aim of knowing one's way around with respect to the subject-matters of all the special disciplines.”

Philosophy Knowledge Know How What Is Philosophy

Book:Science, Perception and Reality

Source: Science, Perception and Reality

“[T]he categories of intentionality are nothing more nor less than the metalinguistic categories in terms of which we talk epistemically about overt speech as they appear in the framework of thoughts construed on the model of over speech.”

Thinking Term Speech Models Thoughtful Categories Framework Intentionality

Author:Wilfrid Sellars

“The interpretation of thought as ""inner speech" has taken different forms, and has been used to clarify a variety of problems--thus problems pertaining to the logical forms of thought and the connection of thought with things.”

Thinking Has Beens Different Problem Form Used Taken Speech Connections Variety Thoughtful Logical Interpretation Intentionality

Book:Science and metaphysics: variations on Kantian themes

Source: Science and metaphysics: variations on Kantian themes

“To put the matter in Aristotelian terminology, visual impressions are prior in the order of being to concepts pertaining to physical color, whereas the latter are prior in the order of knowing to concepts pertaining to visual impressions.”

Matter Order Vision Knowing Color Concepts Impression Visuals Latter Terminology

Author:Wilfrid Sellars

About the Author

Born: May 20, 1912
Died: July 2, 1989
Known for: Philosopher
Quotes: 4

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