Georg Henrik von Wright
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Finland Swedish philosopher, professor and member of the Academy of Finland (1916–2003)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 11
Top works
- Remarques sur les fondements des mathématiques
- Reasonable As Rational?
- Rechtsnorm und Rechtswirklichkeit
- Varieties of Goodness
- Causality and Determinism
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1770-12-17
- Active to
- 1827-03-26
Discography
- Beethoven - Haydn
- Beethoven Immortal: Sonatas Para Piano 3, 12 Y 17
- Beethoven late string quartets (Volume 3)
- Beethoven: String Quintet op. 29 / Mendelssohn: String Quintet op. 87
- Beethoven/The Great Composers
- Berühmte Sinfonien Nr. 9
- Berühmte Werke
- Eroica (Symphony no. 3 in E-flat Major op. 55)1954
- Septett Es-dur1960
- Eroica-Variationen / 6 Variationen G-Dur / 32 Variationen c-moll1984
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 1
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- G*Power 3: A flexible statistical power analysis program for the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences
· 2007 · cited 54,760x
- Statistical power analyses using G*Power 3.1: Tests for correlation and regression analyses
· 2009 · cited 31,471x
- IQ-TREE: A Fast and Effective Stochastic Algorithm for Estimating Maximum-Likelihood Phylogenies
· 2014 · cited 24,515x
- Human-level control through deep reinforcement learning
· 2015 · cited 23,773x
- Geant4—a simulation toolkit
· 2003 · cited 21,295x
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Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1916–2003
- Nationality
- FI, GB, DE, SE, RU
- Role / Field
- Logicy, Philosophers, Nauczyciele akademiccy, Filozofowie i filozofki, Filozofowie, Logika
- Language
- swe, eng, ger, fin
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 30 libraries
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Key facts
- Born
- 14 June 1916, Helsinki , Grand Duchy of Finland
- Died
- 16 June 2003 (2003-06-16) (aged 87), Helsinki, Finland
- Education
- University of Helsinki ( MA , 1937; PhD , 1941) University of Cambridge ( graduate student , 1939)
- Doctoral advisor
- Eino Kaila
- Other advisors
- R. B. Braithwaite C. D. Broad Ludwig Wittgenstein
- Era
- 20th-century philosophy
- Region
- Western philosophy
- School
- Analytic philosophy
- Institutions
- University of Helsinki (1943–1961) University of Cambridge (1947–1951) Åbo Akademi (1968–1977)
- Doctoral students
- Jaakko Hintikka
- Main interests
- Modal logic , philosophy of action , philosophy of language , epistemology , philosophy of science
- Notable ideas
- Deontic logic Temporal logic Myth of Progress
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Georg
- Family name
- Wright
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Grand Duchy of Finland
- Place of birth
- Helsinki
- Place of death
- Helsinki
- Occupation
- writer
- Employer
- Cornell University
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
- Native language
- Swedish
- Family
- Von Wright
- Doctoral advisor
- Eino Kaila
- Student of
- Eino Kaila
- Doctoral student
- Jaakko Hintikka
- Image
- GHvonWright.jpg
- Work location
- Cambridge
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- member of
- Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
- date of birth
- 1916-06-14
- date of death
- 2003-06-16
- Commons category
- Georg Henrik von Wright
- ethnic group
- Finland Swedes
- student
- Jaakko Hintikka
- name in native language
- Georg Henrik von Wright
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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Encyclopedic overview
Von Wright's home on Laivurinkatu Street, Helsinki: a commemorative plaque marking his long-term residence was installed in 2006 G. H. von Wright in 1961 Georg Henrik von Wright ( Swedish: [ˈjěːɔrj ˈhɛ̌nːrɪk fɔn ˈvrɪkːt]; 14 June 1916 – 16 June 2003) was a Finnish philosopher. He is particularly known for his work in philosophical logic, especially deontic logic, his work on Ludwig Wittgenstein's later philosophy, and his work on moral pessimism, especially regarding the Myth of Progress.
Early life and education
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