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Overview Artificial intelligence Brain Consciousness Computer science Cognitive neuroscience Cognitive psychology Cognitive science Mind Neuroscience Perception Philosophy of mind Reductionism Qualia Social neuroscience Category:Psychology Category:Cognitive science Category:Philosophy of mind WikiProject Philosophy of Mind	Showcase article Hilary Whitehall Putnam (born July 31, 1926) has been a central figure in Western philosophy since the 1960s, especially in the philosophy of mind, philosophy of language and philosophy of science. He is known for his willingness to apply an equal degree of scrutiny to his own philosophical positions and those of others, subjecting each position to rigorous analysis in order to expose its flaws. As a result, he has acquired a reputation for changing his own position. In the philosophy of mind, Putnam is known for his hypothesis of multiple realizability and for the concept of functionalism, an influential theory regarding the mind-body problem. In the philosophy of language, he, along with Saul Kripke and others, developed the causal theory of reference and, prompted by his "Twin Earth" thought experiment, invented the notion of semantic externalism while formulating his own theory of meaning. (more....)	News line-height:1.3em line-height:1.3em

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