Crispin James Garth Wright (born 1942) is a British philosopher who has written on neo-Fregean, or neo-logicist, philosophy of mathematics, on Ludwig Wittgenstein's later philosophy, and on issues of truth, realism, cognitivism, skepticism, knowledge and objectivity. He is Professor of Philosophical Research at the University of Stirling, and has previously taught at the University of St Andrews, the University of Aberdeen, New York University, Princeton University and the University of Michigan.
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Notable PublicationFrege's Conception of Numbers as Objects (1983) 1 Office HeldProfessor of Philosophical Research, University of Stirling 1 Tradition
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Crispin James Garth Wright (; born 21 December 1942) is a British philosopher, who has written on neo-Fregean (neo-logicist) philosophy of mathematics, Wittgenstein's later philosophy, and on issues related to truth, realism, cognitivism, skepticism, knowledge, and objectivity.
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Crispin James Garth Wright (born 21 December 1942) is a British philosopher
Philosophical work, mathematics
In the philosophy of mathematics, he is best known for his book Frege's Conception of Numbers as Objects (1983)
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He is Professor of Philosophical Research at the University of Stirling
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Philosophy of mind Philosophy of language Philosophy of mathematics Frege Wittgenstein Epistemology
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Philosophy of mind Philosophy of language Philosophy of mathematics Frege Wittgenstein Epistemology
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Philosophy of mind Philosophy of language Philosophy of mathematics Frege Wittgenstein Epistemology
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Philosophy of mind Philosophy of language Philosophy of mathematics Frege Wittgenstein Epistemology
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