Max Black
Max Black (24 February 1909 – 27 August 1988) was an Azerbaijani-born British-American philosopher who was a leading figure in analytic philosophy in the years after World War II. He made contributions to the philosophy of language, the philosophy of mathematics and science, and the philosophy of art, also publishing studies of the work of philosophers such as Frege. His translation (with Peter Geach) of Frege's published philosophical writing is a classic text.
Max Black | |
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| Born | February 24, 1909 |
| Died | August 27, 1988 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | British American |
| Alma mater | Queens' College, Cambridge |
| Notable work | The Identity of Indiscernibles |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy |
| Institutions | Institute of Education University of Illinois Cornell University |
Main interests | Philosophy of language Philosophy of mathematics Philosophy of science Philosophy of art |
Notable ideas | Criticism of Leibniz' law |
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