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Roderick Chisholm

1916 - 1999

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Roderick Milton Chisholm ( CHIZ-əm; November 27, 1916 – January 19, 1999) was an American philosopher known for his work on epistemology, metaphysics, free will, value theory, deontology, deontic logic and the philosophy of perception. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Roderick Chisholm is the 1,239th most popular philosopher (down from 1,223rd in 2024), the 10,962nd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,943rd in 2019) and the 83rd most popular American Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Roderick Chisholm ranks 1,239 out of 1,267. Before him are J. J. C. Smart, Ned Block, Mary Kay Letourneau, James Dunn, Stephen Walt, and Peter Geach. After him are Peter Kreeft, Richard David Precht, Christine Korsgaard, Ruth Barcan Marcus, Will Kymlicka, and Richard Crashaw.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Roderick Chisholm ranks 288. Before him are Paul Felix Schmidt, Gene Mako, Giuseppe Tosi, Kanan Devi, Peter Geach, and Richard Hofstadter. After him are Martha Raye, George Montgomery, Ruth Warrick, Virginia Gregg, Manuel Chorens, and Dennis Poore. Among people deceased in 1999, Roderick Chisholm ranks 293. Before him are Arturo Fernández Meyzán, Rick Rude, Rolf Landauer, João Carlos de Oliveira, Hoyt Axton, and Władysław Hasior. After him are Boris Kuznetsov, Ester Boserup, Bailey Olter, Hillary Brooke, Jackson C. Frank, and Vere Bird.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roderick Chisholm ranks 10,964 out of 20,380. Before him are Shannon Leto (1970), Dustin Poirier (1989), Ashlyn Gere (1959), Spencer Cox (1975), Lester Bird (1938), and Laila Robins (1959). After him are Robin Beck (1954), Adele Astaire (1896), Nelson Eddy (1901), Mozhan Marnò (1980), Tawny Kitaen (1961), and Ken Salazar (1955).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, Roderick Chisholm ranks 83. Before him are Gary L. Francione (1954), Cornel West (1953), Ralph Barton Perry (1876), Ned Block (1942), Mary Kay Letourneau (1962), and Stephen Walt (1955). After him are Peter Kreeft (1937), Christine Korsgaard (1952), Ruth Barcan Marcus (1921), Nancy Cartwright (1944), Norman Malcolm (1911), and Nel Noddings (1929).

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