Gareth Evans

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Gareth Evans was a British philosopher renowned for his influential work in the philosophy of language and mind, particularly on reference, identity, and the nature of thought.

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instanceOf British philosopher
human
philosopher
academicAdvisor Michael Dummett
birthDate 1946-05-12
causeOfDeath lung cancer
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1980-08-10
educatedAt University of Oxford
surface form: Oxford University

University College, Oxford
employer University College, Oxford
University of Oxford
familyName Evans
fieldOfWork logic
metaphysics
philosophy
philosophy of language
philosophy of mind
fullName Gareth Evans self-link
gender male
givenName Sir Gareth
surface form: Gareth
influenced John McDowell
Timothy Williamson
contemporary philosophy of language
contemporary philosophy of mind
influencedBy Bertrand Russell
Gottlob Frege
Michael Dummett
P. F. Strawson
Saul Kripke
knownFor contributions to the theory of demonstratives
theory of reference and singular terms
work on identity
work on perception and thought
work on proper names
work on reference
work on self-knowledge
work on the nature of thought
languageOfWorkOrName English
nationality British
notableWork The Varieties of Reference
“Identity and Predication”
“Pronouns, Quantifiers, and Relative Clauses”
“Reference and Contingency”
“Understanding Demonstratives”
placeOfBirth England
placeOfDeath England
Oxford
positionHeld Wykeham Professor of Logic at New College, Oxford
surface form: Wykeham Professor of Logic at Oxford

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P. F. Strawson influenced Gareth Evans
Gareth Evans fullName Gareth Evans self-link