W. D. Hart

Wilbur Dyre Hart III
Born(1943-02-18)February 18, 1943
Ithaca, New York
DiedMarch 5, 2026(2026-03-05) (aged 83)
Mexico City, Mexico
Education
EducationHarvard University (PhD)
ThesisWittgenstein, Philosophy, Logic and Mathematics (1969)
Burton Dreben, Stanley Cavell
Philosophical work
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
Analytic
InstitutionsUniversity of Illinois at Chicago
Doctoral students
Ziya Movahed
Main interests
Logic, philosophy of mathematics, metaphysics, and epistemology

Wilbur Dyre Hart (February 18, 1943 - March 5, 2026) was an American philosopher and professor emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He taught at the University of Michigan from 1969 to 1974, the University College London from 1974 to 1991, and the University of New Mexico from 1992 to 1993.[1] Hart is known for his research on logic, philosophy of mathematics, metaphysics, and epistemology.[2][3]

Hart defended substance dualism.[4]

He died on March 5, 2026.[5][6]

Books

  • The Engines of the Soul, Cambridge University Press, 1988
  • The Evolution of Logic, Cambridge University Press, 2010
  • Hart, W.D. (ed., 1996), The Philosophy of Mathematics, Oxford University Press

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hart, W.D." University of Illinois at Chicago.
  2. ↑ Boër, Steven (1991). "Review of The Engines of the Soul". Noûs. 25 (4): 561–566. doi:10.2307/2216079. ISSN 0029-4624. JSTOR 2216079.
  3. ↑ Hale, Bob (September 1998). "Review: W. D. Hart, The Philosophy of Mathematics". Journal of Symbolic Logic. 63 (3): 1180–1183. doi:10.2307/2586733. ISSN 0022-4812. JSTOR 2586733.
  4. ↑ Boër, Steven (1991). "Reviewed Work: The Engines of the Soul. W. D. Hart". Noûs. 25 (4): 561–566. doi:10.2307/2216079. JSTOR 2216079.
  5. ↑ "In Memory".
  6. ↑ "W.D. Hart (1943-2026)".


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