Max Cresswell
Max Cresswell | |
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| Born | Maxwell John Cresswell 19 November 1939 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Died | 22 September 2024 (aged 84) Palmerston North, New Zealand |
| Relatives | Lyell Cresswell (brother) |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Manchester |
| Thesis | General and Specific Logics of Functions of Propositions (1964) |
| Doctoral advisor | G. E. Hughes, A. N. Prior |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic |
| Main interests | Modal logic, metaphysics, formal semantics |
| Notable ideas | Semantics of degree |
Maxwell John Cresswell (19 November 1939 – 22 September 2024) was a New Zealand philosopher and logician who was known for his work in modal logic.