Richard Sylvan

Richard Sylvan
Born
Francis Richard Routley

(1935-12-13)13 December 1935
Levin, New Zealand
Died16 June 1996(1996-06-16) (aged 60)
Bali, Indonesia[2][3]
EducationVictoria University College, University of New Zealand (M.A., 1957)[1]
Princeton University (M.A., 1961;[4] PhD, 1980)[1]
Spouse(s)Val Plumwood
Louise Mirlin
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
Noneism
Environmental philosophy[1]
InstitutionsAustralian National University
Theses
Academic advisorsGeorge Edward Hughes,[1] Arthur Prior (1957 M.A. thesis advisor)[1]
Doctoral studentsNicholas Griffin
Main interests
Logic, metaphysics, environmental philosophy,[1] environmental ethics[1]
Notable ideas
Noneism (theory of items), dual property strategy, relevance logic, deep ecology

Richard Sylvan (13 December 1935 – 16 June 1996) was a New Zealand–born philosopher, logician, and environmentalist.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Dominic Hyde. "Richard Sylvan [Routley]". In Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
  2. ^ Obituary – Richard Sylvan – Obituaries Australia
  3. ^ "Introduction: Approaching Sylvan and this Collection of Essays". Australasian Journal of Logic.
  4. ^ Eckert 2018, p, xvi.

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