Episode 98: The Magic Bullet

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James H. Fetzer was born in in Pasadena, California, on December 6th 1940. He studied philosophy at Princeton University before becoming an artillery officer in the Marine Corps. He reached the rank of captain before resigning in 1966. Fetzer completing his Ph.D. in 1970.

Fetzer has taught at the University of Kentucky, University of Virginia and the University of South Florida. He was most recently McKnight University Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Minnesota Duluth.

Felzer has published over 20 books and more than 100 articles and reviews in the philosophy of science and on the theoretical foundations of computer science, artificial intelligence, and cognitive science.