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# David Malet Armstrong

(1926–2014)   Philosopher   Australia

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David Malet Armstrong was a philosopher from Australia, best known for *A Materialist theory of the mind*.

## Quick Facts About David Malet Armstrong

Born July 8, 1926

Died May 13, 2014

Nationality Australia

Profession Philosopher

Notable works A Materialist theory of the mind

## About David Malet Armstrong

David Malet Armstrong, often D. M. Armstrong, was an Australian philosopher. He is well known for his work on metaphysics and the philosophy of mind, and for his defence of a factualist ontology, a functionalist theory of the mind, an externalist epistemology, and a necessitarian conception of the laws of nature.

## Awards & Honors

Officer of the Order of Australia Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities

##  Quotes by David Malet Armstrong

> [To accept Naturalism is to reject such entities as Cartesian minds, private visual and tactual spaces, angelic beings and God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-malet-armstrong/to-accept-naturalism-is-to-reject-such-entities-as-cartesian-minds/)

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> [Mathematics is concerned with "all possible worlds."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-malet-armstrong/mathematics-is-concerned-with-all-possible-worlds/)

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> [The concept of a mental state is primarily the concept of a state of the person apt for bringing about a certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-malet-armstrong/the-concept-of-a-mental-state-is-primarily-the-concept-of-a-state-of/)

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