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Fiona Cowie
Fiona Cowie (August 21, 1963-December 9, 2018) was a professor of philosophy at California Institute of Technology. She specialized in the philosophy of mind, philosophy of biology, of biology, and philosophy of linguistics, of linguistics. Life Fiona Cowie was born in Sydney, Australia in 1963. She gained her MA at Princeton University in 1991, and a PhD in philosophy, also at Princeton, in 1994. She joined the philosophy faculty at California Institute of Technology in 1992. She became a full professor there in 2010. She specialized in the philosophy of mind, philosophy of biology, of biology, and philosophy of linguistics, of linguistics. Awards and distinctions Cowie's book ''What's Within? Nativism Reconsidered'' won the 1999 Gustave O. Arlt Award in the Humanities. The book argued that multiple features of the mind are learnt, not innate, opposing Jerry Fodor's view. Works Books * Articles The logical problem of language acquisition 1997 Mad dog nativism 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona Cowie Philosopher
Fiona is a feminine given name of Goidelic languages, Gaelic origins. It means white or fair, while the Irish name ''Fíona'' means 'of wine', being the genitive of 'wine'. It was coined by Scottish writer James Macpherson. Initially, the name was confined to Scotland but later it gained popularity in other countries, such as Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Australia, Germany and Canada. Etymology Fiona originates from the Gaelic word ,. meaning white or fair, being a Romantic Era Latinisation of names, Latinised form; or an Anglicisation of the Irish name ''Fíona'' (Scotland ''Fìona'') meaning 'of wine', being the genitive of (Scotland ) 'wine', from which is also derived the terms (Irish) , (Irish, Scottish) ( 'tree'), and (Scottish) ( 'tree, bush') 'grape-vine'. An alternative suggested by Hanks (2006) is that ''Fíona'' means ''vine''; this meaning appears in no Irish or Gaelic dictionary, except in the compounds and In ninth-century Welsh and Breton language ''Fion' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |