William C. Wimsatt

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosopher
scientist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Endowment_for_the_Humanities_Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowship
gptkbp:birthDate 1928-01-01
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:contribution complexity theory
systems theory
philosophy of biology
gptkbp:deathDate 2023-10-01
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:field biology
philosophy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William C. Wimsatt
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Richard_Dawkins
gptkb:Daniel_Dennett
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Karl_Popper
gptkb:Thomas_Kuhn
gptkbp:knownFor philosophy of science
biological complexity
gptkbp:notableWork Re-engineering_Philosophy_for_Limited_Beings
gptkbp:researchInterest cognitive science
metaphysics
philosophy of science
philosophy of mathematics
epistemology
philosophy of language
philosophy of history
philosophy of mind
philosophy of biology
philosophy of religion
evolutionary theory
philosophy of art
social science
philosophy of education
scientific explanation
philosophy of ethics
philosophy of law
philosophy of economics
philosophy of technology
philosophy of culture
philosophy of science education
philosophy of politics
philosophy of social science education
philosophy of humanities education
philosophy of interdisciplinary studies
philosophy of natural science education