When did Norman Malcolm live?

Norman Malcolm was born in 1911 and died in 1990.

Where was Norman Malcolm from?

Norman Malcolm was an American philosopher of the Contemporary era.

What philosophical movements is Norman Malcolm associated with?

Norman Malcolm was associated with Analytic Philosophy.

How many quotes are attributed to Norman Malcolm?

There are 10 attributed quotations from Norman Malcolm in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.

Norman Malcolm 1911 – 1990

Norman Malcolm (1911 – 1990) was an American philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Analytic Philosophy.

Norman Adrian Malcolm was an American philosopher and the principal American interpreter of Wittgenstein's later philosophy. After studies at Nebraska, Harvard, and Cambridge, where he formed a deep friendship with Wittgenstein, he spent his career at Cornell, training a generation of Wittgensteinian philosophers. His warm Memoir of Ludwig Wittgenstein gave a vivid portrait of his teacher, while Dreaming, Memory and Mind, and Knowledge and Certainty applied Wittgensteinian methods to long-standing problems in the philosophy of mind and of the self. His paper Anselm's Ontological Arguments revived philosophical interest in the modal version of the argument.

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Nationality: American
Era: Contemporary
Movements: Analytic Philosophy

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“What can be shown cannot be said.”
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“Dreaming is not an experience that is later remembered; it is the recollection itself.”
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“Anselm's modal argument deserves to be taken more seriously than it has been.”
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“Wittgenstein's later philosophy invites us out of the metaphysical fly-bottle.”
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“The grammar of psychological concepts is the proper subject of the philosophy of mind.”

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When did Norman Malcolm live?: Norman Malcolm was born in 1911 and died in 1990.
Where was Norman Malcolm from?: Norman Malcolm was an American philosopher of the Contemporary era.
What philosophical movements is Norman Malcolm associated with?: Norman Malcolm was associated with Analytic Philosophy.
What was Norman Malcolm known for?: Norman Adrian Malcolm was an American philosopher and the principal American interpreter of Wittgenstein's later philosophy.
How many quotes are attributed to Norman Malcolm?: There are 10 attributed quotations from Norman Malcolm in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.