Norman Malcolm
Norman Malcolm | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 June 1911 |
| Died | 4 August 1990 (aged 79) London, England |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | University of Nebraska Harvard University |
| Academic advisors | O. K. Bouwsma C. I. Lewis Ludwig Wittgenstein |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy |
| Institutions | Cornell University |
| Main interests | Philosophy of mind Philosophy of religion Wittgenstein |
| Notable ideas | Criticism of common sense beliefs, ontological argument from the distinction between necessary and contingent beings |
Norman Adrian Malcolm (/ˈmælkəm/; 11 June 1911 – 4 August 1990) was an American philosopher. Malcolm was primarily active in the fields of epistemology, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of psychology.