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Died June 23, 2010, Chicago, Illinois, United States Education University of California, Berkeley (1976), Harvey Mudd College Awards Guggenheim Fellowship for Humanities, US & Canada Books Artificial Intelligence, Dasein Disclosed, Mind Design II, Having Thought Similar James F Conant, Hubert Dreyfus, Mark Wrathall | ||
Being in the world teaser john haugeland
John Haugeland (; March 13, 1945 – June 23, 2010) was a professor of philosophy, focused on the philosophy of mind, cognitive science, phenomenology, and Heidegger. He spent most of his career at the University of Pittsburgh, followed by the University of Chicago from 1999 until his death. He is featured in Tao Ruspoli's film Being in the World.
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- Being in the world teaser john haugeland
- Heidegger on truth and finitude part 1 an essay by the late john haugeland 1945 2010
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Heidegger on truth and finitude part 1 an essay by the late john haugeland 1945 2010
Life
Haugeland was chair of the Chicago philosophy department from 2004 to 2007. He spent most of his career teaching at the University of Pittsburgh and he also served as a visiting professor at Helsinki University, Finland.
Haugeland was a research fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities and of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. He had also been a member of the Council for Philosophical Studies. Before attending graduate school Haugeland served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Tonga.
Haugeland studied at Harvey Mudd College, where he obtained a B.S cum laude in physics. He received a Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley, under the direction of Hans Sluga. At Berkeley, Hubert Dreyfus served as one of his important mentors.
In Artificial Intelligence: The Very Idea, Haugeland coined the term GOFAI ("Good Old-Fashioned Artificial Intelligence") for symbolic artificial intelligence. Philosophers who completed their doctoral dissertations under John Haugeland's supervision include Tim van Gelder.