Gareth Evans (philosopher)

Gareth Evans
Evans in 1973
Born12 May 1946 (1946-05-12)
London, England
Died10 August 1980(1980-08-10) (aged 34)
London, England
EducationDulwich College
Alma materUniversity College, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Harvard University
University of California, Berkeley
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
InstitutionsUniversity College, Oxford
Academic advisorsPeter Strawson
Doctoral studentsMartin Davies
Main interests
Logic, metaphysics, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, theory of reference
Notable ideas
Metaphysical vagueness
Nonconceptual mental content[1]
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Michael Gareth Justin Evans (12 May 1946 – 10 August 1980) was a British philosopher who made substantial contributions to logic, philosophy of language and philosophy of mind. He is best known for his posthumous work The Varieties of Reference (1982), edited by John McDowell. The book considers different kinds of reference to objects, and argues for a number of conditions that must obtain for reference to occur.


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