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Timothy Williamson

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Timothy Williamson (born 1955) is a British philosopher whose main research interests lie in philosophical logic, philosophy of language, epistemology and metaphysics. He is the former Wykeham Professor of Logic at the University of Oxford and a fellow of New College, Oxford.

Facts
Birth Year
1955 2
Birth Date
1955-08-06 1
Office Held
Wykeham Professor of Logic, University of Oxford (former) 1
Classification
Nationality
United Kingdom 1
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Associated With

Sorites Paradox, Arguments and Positions
Source Sorites Paradox (Wikipedia)

In Branch

Epistemology, Branches of Philosophy
Source Timothy Williamson, Wikipedia
Logic, Branches of Philosophy
Source Timothy Williamson, Wikipedia
Metaphysics, Branches of Philosophy
Source Timothy Williamson, Wikipedia
Philosophy of Language, Branches of Philosophy
Source Timothy Williamson, Wikipedia

In Tradition

Analytic Philosophy, Schools of Philosophy
Source Timothy Williamson, Wikipedia
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Nationality

United Kingdom

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Originated In

United Kingdom

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Source Timothy Williamson, WikipediaLead sentence 1
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Timothy Williamson (born 6 August 1955) is a British philosopher whose main research interests are in philosophical logic, philosophy of language, epistemology and metaphysics.
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1. Timothy Williamson, Wikipedia
  • Lead, birth
    Timothy Williamson (born 6 August 1955) is a British philosopher
  • Lead, office
    He is the former Wykeham Professor of Logic at the University of Oxford, and a fellow of New College, Oxford.
  • Lead section
    is a British philosopher whose main research interests are in philosophical
  • In Branch: Logic, Infobox: main_interests
    Philosophical logic, philosophy of language, epistemology, metaphysics
  • In Branch: Philosophy of Language, Infobox: main_interests
    Philosophical logic, philosophy of language, epistemology, metaphysics
  • In Branch: Epistemology, Infobox: main_interests
    Philosophical logic, philosophy of language, epistemology, metaphysics
  • In Branch: Metaphysics, Infobox: main_interests
    Philosophical logic, philosophy of language, epistemology, metaphysics
  • In Tradition: Analytic Philosophy, Infobox: school_tradition
    Analytic philosophy
  • In Group: Analytic Epistemology, Infobox: school_tradition
    Analytic philosophy
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2. Wikidata: Timothy Williamson
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  • Wikidata Q984380 (w-bbfill-smallsix2-0926/propfill_year.ps1)
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Sorites Paradox (Wikipedia)
WikipediaAssociated With: Sorites Paradox, Article text
Quote, Associated With: Sorites Paradox, Article text
Timothy Williamson and Roy Sorensen claim that there are fixed boundaries but that they are necessarily unknowable.
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