Philosophy Atlas

How Thinkers Disagree
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Philosopher

Philip Kitcher

Philosophy of Science

Philip Stuart Kitcher is a British philosopher who is the John Dewey professor emeritus of philosophy at Columbia University. He specializes in the philosophy of science, the philosophy of biology, and the philosophy of mathematics, and, more recently, in pragmatism.

Facts
Birth Year
1947 1
Defining Moment
Awarded the inaugural Prometheus Prize of the American Philosophical Association in 2006 1
Birth Date
1947-02-20 1
Notable Publication
Abusing Science: The Case Against Creationism (1982) 1
Office Held
Past president of the American Philosophical Association 1
Birthplace
London, England 1
Tradition
Analytic philosophy, pragmatism 1
Classification
Nationality
United States 1
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Philip Kitcher
  • Lead paragraph, birth year
    20 February 1947
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1947-02-20
  • Infobox, birth_place
    London, England
  • Infobox, school_tradition
    Analytic philosophy pragmatism
  • Books
    Abusing Science: The Case Against Creationism. MIT Press, 1982
  • Life and career, Prometheus Prize sentence
    he was awarded the inaugural Prometheus Prize from the American Philosophical Association in 2006
  • Life and career, past president sentence
    Kitcher is past president of the American Philosophical Association
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.