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Prof. Francis Jeffry Pelletier

Affiliation

University of Alberta

Academy or College

Academy of the Arts and Humanities

Year Elected

2009

Areas of Interest

Philosophy of Logic and language, Formal semantics, cognitive science, linguistics and philosophy, computational intelligence

Francis Jeffry Pelletier has made contributions of lasting importance to the Philosophy of Language, Linguistics, History of Philosophy, Logic and the Philosophy of Logic, Cognitive Science, and Artificial Intelligence. It is a record that stands alone, here and abroad, for the importance of its findings and the complexity of its research design.

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PELLETIER, Francis Jeffry –Department of Philosophy, Simon Fraser University
Francis Jeffry Pelletier has made contributions of lasting importance to the Philosophy of Language, Linguistics, History of Philosophy, Logic and the Philosophy of Logic, Cognitive Science, and Artificial Intelligence. It is a record that stands alone, here and abroad, for the importance of its findings and the complexity of its research design. With graduate degrees and appointments in Philosophy, Computing Science, and Linguistics, Pelletier is a logically sophisticated philosopher who has drawn on all three fields in his research to make multidisciplinary contributions that are original, important and linked.