Professor
Mark L. Wilson
University of Pittsburgh
Philosopher; Educator
Area
Humanities and Arts
Specialty
Philosophy
Elected
2007
Work has focused on the function of concept words, culminating in Wandering Significance (Oxford, 2006). Draws unusual and revealing examples from many disparate fields. Expert on the history and foundations of continuum mechanics and its influence on the philosophy of science. Historical work on Descartes, Frege, Duhem, and Witgenstein.
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