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Herman Cappelen

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Herman Wright Cappelen (born 1967) is a Norwegian philosopher who is Chair Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong.

Facts
Birth Year
1967 1
Notable Publication
Insensitive Semantics: A Defense of Semantic Minimalism and Speech Act Pluralism (2004, with Ernest Lepore) 1
Office Held
Chair Professor of Philosophy, University of Hong Kong (since 2020) 1
Classification
Nationality
Norway 1
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Source Wikipedia: Herman CappelenLead sentence 1
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Herman Wright Cappelen (born 1967) is a Norwegian philosopher.
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1. Wikipedia: Herman Cappelen
  • Lead paragraph, birth year
    born 1967
  • Work, first paragraph
    most influential work is the 2004 book, Insensitive Semantics
  • Academic career, Hong Kong sentence
    Since 2020, Cappelen has been Chair Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong
  • Lead section
    is a Norwegian philosopher.
  • Lead section, nationality sentence
    Herman Wright Cappelen (born 1967) is a Norwegian philosopher.
  • In Tradition: Analytic Philosophy, Page categories: Analytic philosophers
  • In Group: Analytic Philosophy Of Language, Page categories: Analytic philosophers
  • In Branch: Philosophy of Language, Lead
    He works primarily on philosophy of language and philosophical methodology and related areas in epistemology, philosophy of mind, and metaphysics.
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