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Tuesday, 3 September 2013

R.I.P. Fred Dretske

Via Simon D’Alfonso blog I've heard that Fred Dretske has died.

I've blogged about ideas from Dretske quite a few times over the years.
Posted by David Chapman at 21:15
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