James F. Conant
James F. Conant | |
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| Born | June 10, 1958 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, PhD) |
| Thesis | Three Philosophers: Kierkegaard, Nietzsche and James (1991) |
| Doctoral advisor | Stanley Cavell, Hilary Putnam |
| Academic work | |
| School or tradition | Analytic, Postanalytic, The New Wittgenstein, Pragmatism |
| Institutions | University of Chicago |
| Main interests | Wittgenstein, German idealism |
James Ferguson Conant (born June 10, 1958) is an American philosopher at the University of Chicago who has written extensively on topics in philosophy of language, ethics, and metaphilosophy. He is perhaps best known for his writings on Wittgenstein, and his association with the New Wittgenstein school of Wittgenstein interpretation initiated by Cora Diamond.