Philosopher

George Dalgarno

Overview

George Dalgarno (c. 1616 – 1687) was a Scottish intellectual interested in linguistic problems. Originally from Aberdeen, he later worked as a schoolteacher in Oxford in collaboration with John Wilkins, although the two parted company intellectually in 1659.

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Philosophers who discussed George Dalgarno

• Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius

Ideas George Dalgarno discusses

• John Wilkins
• Natural language
• Oxford
• Scotland
• Royal Society
• Philosophical language

Place in the tradition

Part of Philosophy and literature.

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