Barbara Caroline Scholz (August 29, 1947 – May 14, 2011) was an American philosopher of science, with a particular focus on the philosophy of cognitive science and

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in 2005–2006. From 1994 until her death in 2011, she was married to linguist Geoffrey K. Pullum.

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