John W. N. Watkins | |
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Born | John William Nevill Watkins 31 July 1924 |
Died | 26 July 1999 | (aged 74)
Alma mater | Yale University |
Spouse |
Micky Roe (m. 1952) |
Era | 20th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Analytic philosophy |
Institutions | London School of Economics |
Academic advisors | Karl Popper |
Main interests | |
Notable ideas | Confirmable and influential metaphysics |
John William Nevill Watkins (31 July 1924 – 26 July 1999) was an English philosopher, a professor at the London School of Economics from 1966 until his retirement in 1989 and a prominent proponent of critical rationalism.