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yourgrau@brandeis.edu
research interests: philosophy of language, philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of time, Greek philosophy
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Palle Yourgrau came to the US when he was eight. He did his undergraduate work at Cornell University and received his Ph.D. from UCLA. Frege and Gödel have figured prominently in his research interests. Recent publications include A World Without Time: The Forgotten Legacy of Gödel and Einstein (Basic Books, 2005), which is being translated into eight languages. Some not so recent essays include "What is Frege's Relativity Argument?" (Canadian Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 27, no. 2, 1997), and "Can the Dead Really be Buried?" (Midwest Studies in Philosophy, Vol. XXIV, 2000).