Gareth Evans (philosopher)
Michael Gareth Justin Evans (12 May 1946 – 10 August 1980) was a British philosopher who made substantial contributions to logic, philosophy of language and philosophy of mind. He is best known for his posthumous work The Varieties of Reference (1982), edited by John McDowell. The book considers different kinds of reference to objects, and argues for a number of conditions that must obtain for reference to occur.
Gareth Evans | |
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Gareth Evans (in 1973) | |
| Born | 12 May 1946 London, England |
| Died | 10 August 1980 (aged 34) London, England |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford Christ Church, Oxford Harvard University University of California, Berkeley |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy |
| Institutions | University College, Oxford |
| Academic advisors | Peter Strawson |
| Doctoral students | Martin Davies |
Main interests | Logic, metaphysics, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, theory of reference |
Notable ideas | Metaphysical vagueness Nonconceptual mental content |
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