Gareth Evans (philosopher)

Gareth Evans (12 May 1946 – 10 August 1980) was a British philosopher at Oxford University during the 1970s.

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12 May - 1946 - 10 August - 1980 - British - Philosopher - Oxford University - 1970s

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Gareth Evans studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) at University College, Oxford (1964–67). His philosphy tutor was Peter Strawson. He then became a senior scholar at Christ Church, Oxford (1967–68) and a Kennedy Scholar at Harvard University and University of California, Berkeley (1968–69).

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Philosophy, Politics and Economics - University College - Oxford - 1964 - 67 - Peter Strawson - Christ Church, Oxford - Kennedy Scholar - Harvard University - University of California, Berkeley

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Evans was one of many who took up the project of developing formal semantics for natural languages, instigated by Donald Davidson in the 1960s and 1970s. He co-edited Truth and Meaning with John McDowell and published several variously influential articles in philosophy of language and mind. His book The Varieties of Reference, in incomplete manuscript form at the time of his death, was completed by McDowell and constitutes a major contemporary development of both philosophy of mind and philosophy of language.

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Semantics - Natural language - Donald Davidson - 1960s - John McDowell - Philosophy of language - Mind - Manuscript

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