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Don Garrett

b. 1953

American philosopher

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Born 1953. Don Garrett is an academic, university teacher and philosopher.

Don Garrett is an American philosopher and Silver Professor and professor of philosophy at the New York University. He is known for his work on early modern philosophy. Previously Garrett was Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has served as co-editor of Hume Studies.

Books Nature and Necessity in Spinoza’s Philosophy (Oxford University Press, 2018) Hume (Routledge, 2015) Cognition and Commitment in Hume’s Philosophy (Oxford University Press, 1997) The Cambridge Companion to Spinoza (ed.) (Cambridge University Press, 1996)

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Don Garrett is an academic, university teacher and philosopher.

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