What is Fred Dretske?
{{Infobox person | name = Fred Dretske | image = Fred Dretske.jpg | caption = Dretske in September 2012 | birth_name = Fredrick Irwin Dretske | birth_date = {{birth date|1932|12|9}} | birth_place = [[Waukegan, Illinois|Waukegan]], [[Illinois]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2013|7|24|1932|12|9}} | death_place = | death_cause = [[Heart failure]] | nationality = [[Americans|American]] | alma_mater = [[University of Minnesota]] | occupation = Philosopher | known_for = | awards = '''Jean Nicod Prize''' (1994) | spouse = | children = }} '''Frederick Irwin Dretske''' (December 9, 1932 in [[Waukegan, Illinois|Waukegan]], [[Illinois]] &ndash; July 24, 2013) was an [[Americans|American]] [[philosopher]]. He was known for his works to [[epistemology]] and the [[philosophy of mind]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Ijpj1tB3Qr0C&dq=%22Dretske%2C+frederick%22+1932&pg=PA660 Fred Dretske biography]</ref> Dretske was born on December 9, 1932 in [[Waukegan, Illinois|Waukegan]], [[Illinois]]. His later work centered on conscious experience and self-knowledge. Additionally, he was awarded the [[Jean Nicod Prize]] in 1994. Dretske received his Ph.D from The [[University of Minnesota]] and taught for a number of years at the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] before moving to [[Stanford University]]. After retiring from Stanford, he moved to [[Duke University]] where he was Senior Research Scholar in Philosophy until his death in 2013. Dretske died on July 24, 2013 from heart failure, aged 80.<ref>[http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2013/07/in-memoriam-fred-dretske-1932-2012.html In Memoriam Fred Dretske 1932-2013]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Philosophy/faculty/dretske Dretske's page at Duke] * [http://www.stanford.edu/group/dualist/vol5/pdfs/dretske.pdf An Interview with Fred Dretske] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060917150452/http://www.stanford.edu/group/dualist/vol5/pdfs/dretske.pdf |date=2006-09-17 }} wher