John P. Burgess

John P. Burgess
Born
John Patton Burgess

(1948-06-05) 5 June 1948 (age 76)
Education
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
ThesisInfinitary Languages and Descriptive Set Theory (1974)
Doctoral advisorJack Silver
Doctoral studentsPenelope Maddy
Other notable studentsJohn Baez
Main interests
Logic, philosophy of mathematics

John Patton Burgess (born 5 June 1948) is an American philosopher. He is John N. Woodhull Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University where he specializes in logic and philosophy of mathematics.