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Name
  
Ledger Wood

Region
  
Western philosophy


Role
  
Philosopher

Books
  
The Analysis of Knowledge

Born
  
September 4, 1901
Pueblo, Colorado

Died
  
December 7, 1970, Columbus, Georgia, United States

Philosophical era
  
20th-century philosophy

Schools of thought
  
Modern philosophy

Ledger Wood (September 4, 1901 – December 7, 1970) was a twentieth-century American philosopher.

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Life and career

Wood received his doctorate from Cornell University in 1926 and was appointed assistant professor of Philosophy at Princeton University in 1927. He remained a member of the Princeton Philosophy Department for 43 years, serving as departmental chair from 1952 to 1960. After his retirement in 1970, he was appointed McCosh Professor of Philosophy Emeritus.

Books

  • The Analysis of Knowledge. 1941. 
  • A History of Philosophy. co-authored by Frank Thilly. McGraw-Hill Book Company. 1951. 
  • References

    Ledger Wood Wikipedia


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