Fred Dretske

Frederick Irwin Dretske (December 9, 1932 in Waukegan, Illinois – July 24, 2013) was an American philosopher. He was known for his works to epistemology and the philosophy of mind.Fred Dretske biography

Dretske was born on December 9, 1932 in Waukegan, Illinois. 

His later work centered on conscious experience and self-knowledge. Additionally, he was awarded the Jean Nicod Prize in 1994. Dretske received his Ph.D from The University of Minnesota and taught for a number of years at the University of Wisconsin–Madison before moving to Stanford University. 

After retiring from Stanford, he moved to Duke University where he was Senior Research Scholar in Philosophy until his death in 2013. Dretske died on July 24, 2013 from heart failure, aged 80.In Memoriam Fred Dretske 1932-2013

References

Other websites
 Dretske's page at Duke 
 An Interview with Fred Dretske  where colleagues ask about his work. From The Dualist, Stanford's Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy
 WHAT GOOD IS CONSCIOUSNESS? 
 THE MIND'S AWARENESS OF ITSELF
 Where is the Mind when the Body Performs? 
 First Person Warrant: Comments On Siewert's The Significance Of Consciousness 

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