Wilfrid Sellars Philosopher

Wilfrid Stalker Sellars (May 20, 1912 – July 2, 1989) was an American philosopher and prominent developer of critical realism.

Personal facts

Birth date	May 20, 1912
Birth place	Ann Arbor Michigan , United States
Date of death	July 02, 1989
Place of death	Pittsburgh , United States
Main interest	Epistemology Semantics Philosophy of mind History of philosophy Pragmatism

influenced	Daniel Dennett Ray Brassier Paul Churchland John McDowell Richard Rorty Robert Brandom Bas van Fraassen
influenced by	Immanuel Kant Rudolf Carnap Gilbert Ryle
notable idea	Behaviorism Psychological nominalism Wilfrid Sellars
philosophical school	Analytic philosophy