Graeme Forbes (philosopher)

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Graeme Forbes
Alma mater
Era Contemporary philosophy
Region Western philosophy
School Analytic
Institutions University of Colorado Boulder
Main interests
Semantics, metaphysics, logic
Website http://spot.colorado.edu/~forbesg/

Graeme Robertson Forbes is a Scottish-American philosopher and logician and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Colorado Boulder and former Celia Scott Weatherhead Distinguished Professor at Tulane University. [1]

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He should not be confused with the British philosopher Graeme A Forbes, based at the University of Kent. [2]

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References

  1. ""Forbes Home Page"". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  2. "Graeme A. Forbes". School of European Culture and Languages - University of Kent. Retrieved 2020-09-11.