Jaegwon Kim
Born in 1934
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Jaegwon Kim is a Korean-born American philosopher known for his influential work in philosophy of mind and metaphysics.
Born in 1934 in Daegu, Korea, he currently works at Brown University.
Kim's research focuses on mental causation, the mind-body problem, and related issues in metaphysics and epistemology.
He rejects Cartesian dualism and explores concepts like supervenience and event individuation.
Kim's contributions to contemporary philosophical debates are widely recognized, with his collected papers in "Supervenience and Mind" (1993) showcasing his key ideas.
His work spans philosophy of mind, metaphysics, action theory, epistemology, and philosophy of science, making him a prominent figure in modern analytic philosophy.
