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Marx W. Wartofsky

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Marx W. Wartofsky
Born1928
DiedMarch 1997 (aged 68–69)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Philosophical work
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolContinental philosophy
Notable studentsElmer Fung
Main interestsEpistemology
Notable ideasCategorization of artifacts

Marx W. Wartofsky (1928–1997) was an American philosopher, specialising in historical epistemology. He was a professor of philosophy at Baruch College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and the editor of The Philosophical Forum.[1] With Robert S. Cohen, he co-founded the Boston University Center for Philosophy and History of Science, in 1960.

His works include Feuerbach (Cambridge University Press, 1977), a philosophical and historical critique of German philosopher and moralist Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach; Conceptual Foundations of Scientific Thought (Macmillan, 1968) and Models: Representation and Scientific Understanding (1979), inquiries into the meaning of scientific models and metaphors.[1][2]

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  1. ^ a b c d "Marx Wartofsky, 68, Philosophy Professor". The New York Times. March 10, 1997.
  2. ^ The Philosophical Review, Vol. 88, No. 3 (Jul., 1979), pp. 471-476
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