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Bratman graduated from Haverford College in 1967 and earned his Doctor of Philosophy in philosophy at Rockefeller University in 1974, where he worked with Donald Davidson.
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Michael Bratman
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He joined the faculty at Stanford University in 1974, where he has taught ever since. A review in Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews remarked that, "Our very understanding of what it is to form a plan or shared intention is owed in no small part to Michael Bratman"s massively influential body of work." His interests include philosophy of action and moral philosophy. He is best known for his development of the idea that "intention is a distinctive practical attitude marked by its pivotal role in planning for the future." His work in those areas led him to the Belief-Desire-Intention model that is used in many areas, including artificial intelligence, today.
Bratman"s theory of intentions as plans has also led to a distinctive and widely discussed account of "collective intentionality." East. East. Cambridge University Press.
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American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
