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Norman Malcolm

Norman Malcolm
Born(1911-06-11)11 June 1911
Selden, Kansas, United States
Died4 August 1990(1990-08-04) (aged 79)
London, UK
Alma materUniversity of Nebraska
Harvard University
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
InstitutionsCornell University
Academic advisorsO. K. Bouwsma
C. I. Lewis[1]
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Main interests
Philosophy of mind
Notable ideas
Criticism of common sense beliefs, Ontological argument from the distinction between necessary and contingent beings
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Norman Adrian Malcolm (/ˈmælkəm/; 11 June 1911 – 4 August 1990) was an American philosopher.


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