Norman Swartz
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Norman Swartz is a professor
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 emeritus (retired 1998) of philosophy
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, Simon Fraser University
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. He is the author or co-author of multiple books and multiple articles on the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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. He earned a B.A. in physics
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 from Harvard University
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 in 1961, an M.A.
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 in history
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 and philosophy of science
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 from Indiana University
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 in 1965 and a Ph.D.
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 in history of philosophy of science in 1971 also from Indiana University.

Books

  • Possible Worlds: An Introduction to Logic and Its Philosophy. Co-authored with Raymond Bradley. (Indianapolis: Hackett), 1979.
  • The Concept of Physical Law. (New York: Cambridge University Press), 1985.
  • Beyond Experience: Metaphysical Theories and Philosophical Constraints. (Toronto: University of Toronto Press), 1991.

Articles on the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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