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sir william mitchell -lrb- 1941 -rrb- 24 june 1962 20th-century philosophy lightsteelblue 250px australian sir william mitchell 27 march 1861 william mitchell -lrb- retouched -rrb- . jpg william mitchell -lrb- philosopher -rrb-
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william mitchell -lrb- philosopher -rrb-

sir william mitchell -lrb- 27 march 1861 -- 24 june 1962 -rrb- was professor of english language , literature , mental and moral philosophy at the university of adelaide from 1894 -- 1922 , vice-chancellor 1916 -- 1942 and chancellor 1942 -- 1948 .
mitchell wrote about issues overlapping philosophy of mind and science , neurology , quantum theory and philosophical psychology .
his work is the subject of a book by w. martin davies , `` the philosophy of sir william mitchell , 1861 -- 1962 : a mind 's own place '' -lrb- 2003 -rrb- isbn 0-7734-6733-5 .
he is also the benefactor of the professor sir william mitchell prize for philosophy , level ii , and gives his name to the south australian electoral district of mitchell .
