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Name
  
Peter Munz

Role
  
Philosopher


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Died
  
October 14, 2006, Wellington, New Zealand

Books
  
Philosophical Darwinism, Our knowledge of the gro, Beyond Wittgenstein's Poker, Critique of impure reason, Frederick Barbarossa; a Study in

Education
  
University of Cambridge

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Peter Munz (12 May 1921 – 14 October 2006) was a philosopher and historian, Professor of the Victoria University of Wellington; among the major influences on his work were Karl Popper and Ludwig Wittgenstein. Munz is one of two students who studied under both Popper and Wittgenstein.

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Born in Chemnitz, and educated in Germany, Switzerland and Italy, he emigrated to New Zealand in 1940.

Major works

  • The Place of Hooker in the History of Thought
  • Problems of Religious Knowledge
  • The Origin of the Carolingian Empire
  • Relationship and Solitude: An Inquiry into the Relationship between Myth, Metaphysics and Ethics
  • Life in the Age of Charlemagne
  • Frederick Barbarossa: A Study in Medieval Politics.
  • When the Golden Bough Breaks: Structuralism or Typology?
  • The Shapes of Time: A New Look at the Philosophy of History
  • Our Knowledge of the Growth of Knowledge: Popper or Wittgenstein?
  • Philosophical Darwinism: On the Origin of Knowledge by Means of Natural Selection
  • Critique of Impure Reason: An Essay on Neurons, Somatic Markers, and Consciousness
  • Beyond Wittgenstein's Poker: New Light on Popper and Wittgenstein
  • References

    Peter Munz Wikipedia