Gilbert Harman

Gilbert Harman (May 26, 1938 – November 13, 2021) was an American philosopher, who taught at Princeton University from 1963 until his retirement in 2017. He published widely in philosophy of language, cognitive science, philosophy of mind, ethics, moral psychology, epistemology, statistical learning theory, and metaphysics. He and George Miller co-directed the Princeton University Cognitive Science Laboratory. Harman taught or co-taught courses in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Psychology, Philosophy, and Linguistics.

Gilbert Harman
BornMay 26, 1938
DiedNovember 13, 2021 (aged 83)
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
Doctoral advisorWillard Van Orman Quine
Doctoral studentsStephen Stich, Joshua Knobe, Daniel Rothschild
Main interests
Philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, ethics, epistemology
Notable ideas
Perceptual experience has intentional content
Three levels of meaning
Situationist critique of virtue ethics
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