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Philosophy & Social Sciences
Max Black
Who
Max Black · Philosophy & Social Sciences
What
Analytic philosopher of language and science
When
1909, Baku, Russian Empire (now Azerbaijan) — 1988, Ithaca, New York, United States
Where
Azerbaijan · United Kingdom · United States
Biography
Max Black is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Analytic philosopher of language and science
How & why
Black was an analytic philosopher of language, logic, and science, long at Cornell, whose essays on metaphor, vagueness, and models remain widely cited. He was born into a Jewish family in Baku that emigrated to Britain when he was a child, and he later settled in the United States.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Philosophy
Contributions & Sources
Analytic philosopher of language and science
1909
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Philosophy
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