PHILOSOPHER

Jaegwon Kim

1934 - 2019

Jaegwon Kim

Jaegwon Kim (September 12, 1934 – November 27, 2019) was a Korean-American philosopher. At the time of his death, Kim was an emeritus professor of philosophy at Brown University. He also taught at several other leading American universities during his lifetime, including the University of Michigan, Cornell University, the University of Notre Dame, Johns Hopkins University, and Swarthmore College. He is best known for his work on mental causation, the mind-body problem and the metaphysics of supervenience and events. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jaegwon Kim is the 1,126th most popular philosopher (up from 1,166th in 2019), the 257th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 276th in 2019) and the 5th most popular South Korean Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Jaegwon Kim ranks 1,126 out of 1,267. Before him are Antoinette Brown Blackwell, Marsilius of Inghen, David Chalmers, Sphaerus, Mario Tronti, and Uku Masing. After him are Polemon of Athens, Kaibara Ekken, Anna Tumarkin, Adolf Grünbaum, Pritilata Waddedar, and Derek Prince.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

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Antoinette Brown Blackwell
1825 - 1921
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 1,120
Marsilius of Inghen
1335 - 1396
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 1,121
David Chalmers
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 1,122
Sphaerus
285 BC - 221 BC
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 1,123
Mario Tronti
1931 - 2023
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 1,124
Uku Masing
1909 - 1985
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 1,125
Jaegwon Kim
1934 - 2019
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 1,126
Polemon of Athens
200 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 1,127
Kaibara Ekken
1630 - 1714
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 1,128
Anna Tumarkin
1875 - 1951
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 1,129
Adolf Grünbaum
1923 - 2018
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 1,130
Pritilata Waddedar
1911 - 1932
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 1,131
Derek Prince
1915 - 2003
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 1,132

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Jaegwon Kim ranks 353. Before him are Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem, Julius Wess, Tomás Eloy Martínez, Giorgio Bassi, Vladislao Cap, and Billy Paul. After him are Jef Planckaert, Joan Hackett, Marek Hłasko, Takayuki Kubota, Peter McParland, and Yuri Vizbor. Among people deceased in 2019, Jaegwon Kim ranks 328. Before him are Anémone, Harold Brown, Gunder Bengtsson, Beth Carvalho, Rudi Assauer, and Richard Lugar. After him are Giovanni Bramucci, Billy McNeill, Therese Zenz, Abdallah Lamrani, Med Hondo, and Harley Race.

Others Born in 1934

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Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2024
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 347
Julius Wess
PHYSICIST
1934 - 2007
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 348
Tomás Eloy Martínez
WRITER
1934 - 2010
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 349
Giorgio Bassi
RACING DRIVER
1934 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 350
Vladislao Cap
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 1982
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 351
Billy Paul
SINGER
1934 - 2016
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 352
Jaegwon Kim
PHILOSOPHER
1934 - 2019
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 353
Jef Planckaert
CYCLIST
1934 - 2007
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 354
Joan Hackett
ACTOR
1934 - 1983
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 355
Marek Hłasko
WRITER
1934 - 1969
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 356
Takayuki Kubota
MARTIAL ARTS
1934 - 2024
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 357
Peter McParland
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2025
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 358
Yuri Vizbor
WRITER
1934 - 1984
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 359