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Herman Northrop Frye was a Canadian literary critic and literary theorist, considered one of the most influential of the 20th century.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John McDowell</span> South African philosopher and academic

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">G. E. M. Anscombe</span> British analytic philosopher (1919–2001)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kwame Anthony Appiah</span> English-American philosopher and writer (born 1954)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frank Cameron Jackson</span> Australian philosopher

Frank Cameron JacksonFBA is an Australian analytic philosopher and Emeritus Professor in the School of Philosophy at Australian National University (ANU) where he had spent most of the latter part of his career. His primary research interests include epistemology, metaphysics, meta-ethics and the philosophy of mind. In the latter field he is best known for the "Mary's room" knowledge argument, a thought experiment that is one of the most discussed challenges to physicalism.

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<i>Philosophy Now</i> Bimonthly philosophy magazine

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<i>The Journal of Philosophy</i> Academic journal

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The World Congress of Philosophy is a global meeting of philosophers held every five years under the auspices of the International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP). First organized in 1900, these events became firmly established after the Second World War. Each World Congress is sponsored by one of the member societies in a different country, which assumes responsibility for the organization of that Congress. The purpose of these events is to contribute to the development of professional relations between philosophers of all countries, promote philosophical education, and contribute to the impact of philosophical knowledge on global problems. The 24th World Congress of Philosophy was held in Beijing in August 2018. The 25th World Congress of Philosophy took place in Rome in August 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frye Festival</span> Annual literary festival

The Frye Festival, formerly known as the Northrop Frye International Literary Festival, is a bilingual literary festival held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada in April of each year. The festival began in 1999 and honours noted literary critic Herman Northrop Frye (1912–1991), who spent his formative years in Moncton, graduating from Aberdeen High School.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Philosophy Documentation Center</span>

The Philosophy Documentation Center (PDC) is a non-profit publisher and resource center that provides access to scholarly materials in applied ethics, classics, philosophy, religious studies, and related disciplines. It publishes academic journals, conference proceedings, anthologies, and online research databases, often in cooperation with scholarly and professional associations. It also provides membership management and electronic publishing services, and hosts electronic journals, series, and other publications from several countries.

This is an index of Wikipedia articles in philosophy of language

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adolphe Lalauze</span>

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References

  1. Lewis, Rick. "Philosophy Now - A Magazine of Ideas". Philosophy Documentation Center. Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  2. Flint, Peter B. (25 January 1991). "Northrop Frye, 78, Literary Critic, Theorist and Educator, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 January 2013.