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C. I. Lewis

1883 - 1964

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Clarence Irving Lewis (April 12, 1883 – February 3, 1964) was an American academic philosopher. He is considered the progenitor of modern modal logic and the founder of conceptual pragmatism. First a noted logician, he later branched into epistemology, and during the last 20 years of his life, he wrote much on ethics. The New York Times memorialized him as "a leading authority on symbolic logic and on the philosophic concepts of knowledge and value." He coined the term "Qualia" as used in philosophy, linguistics, and cognitive sciences. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. C. I. Lewis is the 696th most popular philosopher (up from 1,228th in 2019), the 2,937th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,138th in 2019) and the 28th most popular American Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, C. I. Lewis ranks 696 out of 1,267. Before her are Mechthild of Magdeburg, P. F. Strawson, Hakuin Ekaku, Hermann von Keyserling, Fulbert of Chartres, and Vallabha. After her are Diodorus Cronus, Rudolph Goclenius, Kuno Fischer, Gongsun Long, Karl Vogt, and Mary Parker Follett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, C. I. Lewis ranks 89. Before her are José Mendes Cabeçadas, Eurico Gaspar Dutra, Walter Huston, Leonid Kulik, Walter Buch, and Henk Sneevliet. After her are Jean Metzinger, Katia Mann, Nora Stanton Barney, Sergey Belyavsky, Eugen Leviné, and Joseph Stilwell. Among people deceased in 1964, C. I. Lewis ranks 63. Before her are Mikhail Larionov, Hinrich Lohse, Veit Harlan, Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria, Pierre Monteux, and Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange. After her are Heinrich von Brentano, Heinz Jost, Prince Axel of Denmark, Firmin Lambot, Sergey Biryuzov, and Halide Edib Adıvar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, C. I. Lewis ranks 2,937 out of 20,380. Before her are Nancy Allen (1950), Judy Chicago (1939), Walter Tevis (1928), Carol W. Greider (1961), Matt Cameron (1962), and Johns Hopkins (1795). After her are Richard Brooks (1912), Langston Hughes (1902), George Reeves (1914), Alan King (1927), Irvin Kershner (1923), and Heather Locklear (1961).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, C. I. Lewis ranks 28. Before her are Nancy Fraser (1947), Tom Regan (1938), Jonathan Edwards (1703), Arthur Danto (1924), Michael Walzer (1935), and Reinhold Niebuhr (1892). After her are Mary Parker Follett (1868), Alvin Plantinga (1932), Jerry Fodor (1935), Mortimer J. Adler (1902), William Heard Kilpatrick (1871), and Eric Hoffer (1898).

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