Wilfrid Stalker Sellars was an American philosopher, born in 1912 and died in 1989, described as a prominent developer of scientific realism and critical perceptual realism whose work is said to have revolutionized both the content and the method of philosophy in the United States. His influence reached across nearly every area of analytic philosophy beginning in the latter half of the twentieth century, including epistemology, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, philosophy of perception and philosophy of science. His most notable contributions include his critique of foundationalist epistemology, known as the myth of the given, a synoptic philosophy aiming to unite what he called the manifest and scientific images of the world, and an inferentialist account of meaning.
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Defining MomentDescribed as having revolutionized both the content and method of philosophy in the United States. 1 Notable PublicationScience, Perception and Reality (1963) 1 BirthplaceAnn Arbor, Michigan, U.S. 1 Death PlacePittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. 1 Tradition
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Wilfrid Stalker Sellars (; May 20, 1912 – July 2, 1989) was an American philosopher and prominent developer of scientific realism and critical perceptual realism who "revolutionized both the content and the method of philosophy in the United States".
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May 20, 1912
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May 20, 1912
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
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July 2, 1989
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July 2, 1989
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Analytic philosophy
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Reprinted in Science, Perception and Reality (1963)
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revolutionized both the content and the method of philosophy in the United States
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Wilfrid Stalker Sellars (; May 20, 1912, July 2, 1989) was an American philosopher and prominent developer of scientific realism and critical perceptual realism who "revolutionized both the content and the method of philosophy in the United States".
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Philosophy of mind Philosophy of perception Epistemology Meaning Pragmatism Behaviorism History of philosophy Expressivism
In Branch: Epistemology, Infobox: main_interests
Philosophy of mind Philosophy of perception Epistemology Meaning Pragmatism Behaviorism History of philosophy Expressivism
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Analytic philosophy Pittsburgh School (analytic Hegelianism) Process philosophy Scientific realism Critical perceptual realism Anti-foundationalism
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