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Colin Murray Turbayne | |
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| Born | 7 February 1916 |
| Died | 16 May 2006 (aged 90) Queensland, Australia[1] |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship,[2] National Endowment for the Humanities Grant [3] |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
Main interests | George Berkeley's philosophy, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Metaphor, Language |
Notable ideas | The Myth of Metaphor |
Colin Murray Turbayne (7 February 1916 – 16 May 2006) was an Australian philosopher and an internationally recognized authority on the writings of George Berkeley. He spent most of his thirty five year academic career at the University of Rochester and was noted as the author of the book The Myth of Metaphor.
- ^ Paul J. Olscamp. In Memoriam: Colin Murray Turbayne – Berkeley Newsletter No. 17 (2006): pp. 5–6.
- ^ Colin M. Tyrbayne: Guggenheim Fellowship 1965 on gf.org
- ^ Colin Murrray Turbayne National Endowment for the Humanities grant 1979 on neh.gov