Paul Hoffman (philosopher)

Paul David Hoffman (* 1952 in Anderson (Indiana) ; † May 13, 2010 ) was an American philosopher and historian of philosophy.

life and work

Hoffman studied philosophy in Michigan and earned his BA there. He completed postgraduate studies in philosophy at UCLA with Robert Adams , where he also received his PhD. From 1982 to 1985 he was an assistant professor at Harvard University . From 1985 to 1987 he was a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University and from 1987 to 1992 Assistant Professor at MIT . From 1992 to May 2010 he was Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Riverside .

Hoffman became known for his seminal work on René Descartes . Hoffman is one of the first scientists trained in the tradition of analytical philosophy to investigate the significance of Descartes' historical background. His main work on Descartes appeared in his collection Essays on Descartes (2009). Hoffman became known primarily as a historian of philosophy, although he also made constructive contributions to contemporary philosophy of mind, language, and metaphysics. One example is his writing Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language (Oxford 1982), in which he took Kripke's interpretation of Wittgenstein's skeptical approach to extremes .

Hoffman died suddenly and unexpectedly of a heart attack in May 2010.

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University of California Riverside (Department of Philosophy): Paul Hoffman (1952-2010). Retrieved May 7, 2019 .
University of Clifornia Riverside: In Memoriam Paul Hoffman (pdf). Retrieved May 8, 2019 .

Web links

Literature by and about Paul Hoffman (philosopher) in the bibliographic database WorldCat

Individual evidence

^ Philosophynews.com: Descartes Scholar Paul Hoffman Dies. Retrieved May 8, 2019 .
↑ Place of birth according to: University of California, Riverside: In Memoriam Paul Hoffman.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f University of California Riverside. Paul Hoffman.
^ Section after: University of California Riverside. Paul Hoffman.
↑ Cf. on this: Wolfgang Stegmüller: Hauptströmungen der Gegenwartsphilosophie. Volume IV. Stuttgart 1989 (Kröner), pages 150-151, in the chapter Kripkes Wittgenstein .

personal data
SURNAME	Hoffman, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hoffman, Paul David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American philosopher and historian of philosophy
DATE OF BIRTH	1952
PLACE OF BIRTH	Anderson (Indiana)
DATE OF DEATH	May 13, 2010

[1] Philosophynews.com: Descartes Scholar Paul Hoffman Dies. Retrieved May 8, 2019 .

[2] Place of birth according to: University of California, Riverside: In Memoriam Paul Hoffman.

[:0-3] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f University of California Riverside. Paul Hoffman.

[4] Section after: University of California Riverside. Paul Hoffman.

[5] Cf. on this: Wolfgang Stegmüller: Hauptströmungen der Gegenwartsphilosophie. Volume IV. Stuttgart 1989 (Kröner), pages 150-151, in the chapter Kripkes Wittgenstein .