Charles Parsons (philosopher)

Charles Parsons
Born
Charles Dacre Parsons

(1933-04-13)April 13, 1933
DiedApril 19, 2024(2024-04-19) (aged 91)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materHarvard University (Ph.D., 1961)
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic
Doctoral advisorBurton Dreben, Willard Van Orman Quine
Doctoral studentsMichael Levin, James Higginbotham, Peter Ludlow, Gila Sher, Øystein Linnebo
Main interests
Philosophy of mathematics
Notable ideas
The distinction between "intuition-of" and "intuition-that"[1]
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Charles Dacre Parsons (April 13, 1933 – April 19, 2024) was an American philosopher best known for his work in the philosophy of mathematics and the study of the philosophy of Immanuel Kant. He was professor emeritus at Harvard University.

  1. ^ Bob Hale and Crispin Wright, "Benacerraf's dilemma revisited", European Journal of Philosophy 10(1):101–129 (2002).