Dagfinn Føllesdal | |
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| Born | (1932-06-22)22 June 1932 (age 93) |
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| Education | University of Oslo Harvard University |
| Doctoral advisor | Willard Van Orman Quine |
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| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy (early) Continental philosophy (hermeneutics)[1] (late) |
| Doctoral students | John Haugeland |
| Main interests | Philosophy of language |
Dagfinn Føllesdal (born 22 June 1932) is aNorwegian-Americanphilosopher. He is theClarence Irving Lewis Professor of Philosophy Emeritus atStanford University, and professor emeritus at theUniversity of Oslo.[2]
Føllesdal was born inAskim. After earning his bachelor's and master's degrees at theUniversity of Oslo, he attendedHarvard University and earned his Ph.D. in 1961 underWillard Van Orman Quine. He taught atHarvard University from 1961 to 1964, and began teaching atStanford University in 1968.
In March of 2009, Føllesdal was appointed Commander of theRoyal Norwegian Order of St. Olav by KingHarald V of Norway, thanks to his work in philosophy, ethics, and bridging the divide between Anglo-American analytic philosophy and European continental philosophy.[3]
Føllesdal is a member of theNorwegian Academy for Language and Literature,[4] theNorwegian Academy of Science and Letters,[5] theRoyal Swedish Academy of Sciences,[6] and theAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences.[7]
He resides atTanum.[8] He is a practicingRoman Catholic. He regularly participates in the sport ofOrienteering.[9]
Føllesdal has written extensively on topics relating to thephilosophy of language,phenomenology,existentialism, andhermeneutics. He was a pupil of Quine and is among the leading experts on theindeterminacy of translation.
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