Georg Henrik von Wright | |
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 von Wright in 1972 | |
| Born | 14 June 1916 |
| Died | 16 June 2003 (aged 87) Helsinki, Finland |
| Education | University of Helsinki (1934–1937, 1939–1941; PhD, 1941) University of Cambridge (graduate student, 1939) |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge University of Helsinki Cornell University |
| Academic advisors | Eino Kaila |
| Doctoral students | Jaakko Hintikka |
Main interests | Modal logic, philosophy of action, philosophy of language, Epistemology, philosophy of science |
Notable ideas | Deontic logic Myth of Progress |
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Georg Henrik von Wright (Swedish: [ˈjěːɔrj ˈhɛ̌nːrɪk fɔn ˈvrɪkːt];[a] 14 June 1916 – 16 June 2003) was a Finnish philosopher.
- ^ "G. H. Von Wright". The Times. 20 June 2003. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Uttal av finlandssvenska efternamn". Institute for the Languages of Finland (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 March 2022.
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