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Rogers Albritton

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Rogers Garland Albritton (August 15, 1923 – May 21, 2002) was a chair of the Harvard and UCLA philosophy departments, and considered by his peers to be one of the finest philosophical minds of the 20th century. [1]

16 relations: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Association, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Columbus, Ohio, Cornell University, Daniel Dennett, David Hume, Free will, Harvard University, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Princeton University, St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe), Thomas Hobbes, United States Army Air Corps, University of California, Los Angeles, World War II.

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States of America.

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American Philosophical Association

The American Philosophical Association (APA) is the main professional organization for philosophers in the United States.

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of obstructive lung disease characterized by long-term breathing problems and poor airflow.

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Columbus, Ohio

Columbus is the state capital and the most populous city in Ohio.

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Cornell University

Cornell University is a private and statutory Ivy League research university located in Ithaca, New York.

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Daniel Dennett

Daniel Clement Dennett III (born March 28, 1942) is an American philosopher, writer, and cognitive scientist whose research centers on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, and philosophy of biology, particularly as those fields relate to evolutionary biology and cognitive science.

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David Hume

David Hume (born David Home; 7 May 1711 NS (26 April 1711 OS) – 25 August 1776) was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, who is best known today for his highly influential system of philosophical empiricism, skepticism, and naturalism.

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Free will

Free will is the ability to choose between different possible courses of action unimpeded.

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Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Ludwig Wittgenstein

Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian-British philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language.

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Princeton University

Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey.

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St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe)

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Thomas Hobbes

Thomas Hobbes (5 April 1588 – 4 December 1679), in some older texts Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury, was an English philosopher who is considered one of the founders of modern political philosophy.

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United States Army Air Corps

The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) was the aerial warfare service of the United States of America between 1926 and 1941.

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University of California, Los Angeles

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public research university in the Westwood district of Los Angeles, United States.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogers_Albritton

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