Philip Johnson-Laird

Philip N. Johnson-Laird
Born (1936-10-12) 12 October 1936
Alma materUniversity College London
Known forMental models
Scientific career
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ThesisAn experimental investigation into one pragmatic factor governing the use of the english language (1967)
Doctoral advisorPeter Cathcart Wason

Philip Nicholas Johnson-Laird, FRS, FBA (born 12 October 1936) is a philosopher of language and reasoning and a developer of the mental model theory of reasoning. He was a professor at Princeton University's Department of Psychology, as well as the author of several notable books on human cognition and the psychology of reasoning.