John P. Wright (philosopher)

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John P. Wright
Born1942
Education York University (PhD)
Era 21st-century philosophy
Region Western philosophy
Institutions Central Michigan University
Thesis Mind and External Existence: An Analytical-Historical Study of a Problem of Humean Metaphysics  (1975)
Main interests
 Hume, Descartes, John Locke

John Prentice Wright (born 1942) is an American philosopher and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Central Michigan University. [1] He is known for his works on the philosophies of Descartes, Locke and Hume. [2] [3]

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  1. ↑ "JOHN WRIGHT". www.cmich.edu.
  2. ↑ Ainslie, Donald C. (27 February 2012). "Review of The Evident Connexion: Hume on Personal Identity". NDPR. ISSN   1538-1617.
  3. ↑ Morris, Charlotte R. Brown and William Edward (2 October 2010). "Review of Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature, An Introduction". NDPR. ISSN   1538-1617.
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