Andres Luure is an Estonian philosopher and translator

Translation

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, and a researcher

Researcher

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 at Tallinn University.

Luure graduated from the Moscow State University

Moscow State University

Lomonosov Moscow State University , previously known as Lomonosov University or MSU , is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be one of the oldest university in Russia and to have the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy...

 in 1983, majoring in mathematics

Mathematics

Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...

. In 1998, he successfully defended his MA

Master of Arts (postgraduate)

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 thesis titled "A combinatorial model of referring". In 2006, he successfully defended his Ph. D.

Doctor of Philosophy

Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...

 thesis titled "Duality and sextets: a new structure of categories".

Luure has translated philosophical works into Estonian

Estonian language

Estonian is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1.1 million people in Estonia and tens of thousands in various émigré communities...

, including titles by Ludwig Wittgenstein

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein was an Austrian philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language. He was professor in philosophy at the University of Cambridge from 1939 until 1947...

, Jürgen Habermas

Jürgen Habermas

Jürgen Habermas is a German sociologist and philosopher in the tradition of critical theory and pragmatism. He is perhaps best known for his theory on the concepts of 'communicative rationality' and the 'public sphere'...

 and Gilbert Ryle

Gilbert Ryle

Gilbert Ryle , was a British philosopher, a representative of the generation of British ordinary language philosophers that shared Wittgenstein's approach to philosophical problems, and is principally known for his critique of Cartesian dualism, for which he coined the phrase "the ghost in the...

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Recognition

In 2008, Luure was recognised by Estonian Volunteering Development Centre as the Volunteer of the Year

Estonian Volunteer of the Year

The Volunteer of the Year is a national award in Estonia for volunteer work, established in 2005.-2008:On December 7, 2008 President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves presented the award to the following 15 persons:*Peeter Kuudu*Monika Rusing*Tõnis Puss...

 for his contribution to the Estonian Wikipedia

Estonian Wikipedia

The Estonian Wikipedia is the Estonian version of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, started on 24 July 2002. On January 3, 2011 it had 81,064 articles. On December 7, 2008 Estonian Wikipedian Andres Luure was one of fifteen individuals recognized for volunteerism in Estonia for 2008. As of , it...

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