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Born November 20, 1855 • California • (Birthday in 7 days)
Died September 14, 1916 (aged 60) • Cambridge • Massachusetts
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German philosopher
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Hilary Putnam
American philosopher
William James, 1880
William James
American psychologist and philosopher
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Aristotle
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The Greek philosopher Plato
Plato
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René Descartes
René Descartes
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