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William Frankena | |
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Born | Manhattan, Montana, U.S. | June 21, 1908
Died | October 22, 1994 Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 86)
Alma mater | Calvin College University of Michigan Harvard University |
Era | 20th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Analytic philosophy |
Institutions | University of Michigan |
Main interests | Ethics |
Notable ideas | Definist fallacy Naturalistic fallacy |
William Klaas Frankena (June 21, 1908 – October 22, 1994)[1] was an American moral philosopher. He was a member of the University of Michigan's department of philosophy for 41 years (1937–1978), and chair of the department for 14 years (1947–1961).