Background
Haugeland, John was born on March 13, 1945.
philosopher university professor
Haugeland, John was born on March 13, 1945.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Harvey Mudd College, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1976.
He spent most of his career at the University of Pittsburgh, followed by the University of Chicago from 1999 until his death. He is featured in Tao Ruspoli"s film Being in the World. He was chair of the Chicago philosophy department from 2004 to 2007.
He spent most of his career teaching at the University of Pittsburgh and he also served as a visiting professor at Helsinki University, Finland.
Haugeland was a research fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities and of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. Before attending graduate school Haugeland served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Tonga.
Haugeland studied at Harvey Mudd College, where he obtained an undergraduate degree in physics. He received a Doctor of Philosophy in philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley, under the direction of Hans Sluga.
At Berkeley, Hubert Dreyfus served as one of his important mentors.
In Artificial Intelligence: The Very Idea, Haugeland coined the term GOFAI ("Good Old-Fashioned Artificial Intelligence") for symbolic artificial intelligence. Philosophers who completed their doctoral dissertations under John Haugeland"s supervision include Tim van Gelder.
He had also been a member of the Council for Philosophical Studies.
Married.