Ruth Barcan Marcus
Philosopher, Academic
1921 – 2012
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Who was Ruth Barcan Marcus?
Ruth Barcan Marcus was an American philosopher and logician who developed the Barcan formula. She was a pioneering figure in the quantification of modal logic and the theory of direct reference. She wrote seminal papers on identity, essentialism, possibilia, belief, moral conflict as well as some critical historical studies.
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- Born
- Aug 2, 1921
The Bronx - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Yale University
- New York University
- Employment
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- Yale University
- Died
- Feb 19, 2012
New Haven
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on July 23, 2013
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