John Haugeland

John Christian Haugeland II (March 13, 1945 – June 23, 2010) was an American philosopher who specialized in the philosophy of mind, cognitive science, phenomenology, and the work of Martin Heidegger. He held positions at the University of Pittsburgh for most of his career (1974–1999) and then at the University of Chicago (1999–2010), where he served as chair of the philosophy department from 2004 to 2007. Haugeland is known for coining the term GOFAI ("Good Old-Fashioned Artificial Intelligence") in his 1985 book *Artificial Intelligence: The Very Idea*. His other significant works include *Mind Design* (editor, 1981) and *Having Thought: Essays in the Metaphysics of Mind* (1998). He was a research fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. Before graduate school, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Tonga.