Wilbur Dyre Hart (February 18, 1943 - March 5, 2026) was an American philosopher and professor emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He taught at the University of Michigan from 1969 to 1974, the University College London from 1974 to 1991, and the University of New Mexico from 1992 to 1993. Hart is known for his research on logic, philosophy of mathematics, metaphysics, and epistemology.
Hart defended substance dualism.
He died on March 5, 2026.
Books The Engines of the Soul, Cambridge University Press, 1988 The Evolution of Logic, Cambridge University Press, 2010 Hart, W.D. (ed., 1996), The Philosophy of Mathematics, Oxford University Press
See also Philosophical Essays on Freud Fitch's paradox of knowability
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