Kwame Anthony Appiah

Kwame Anthony Appiah
Appiah in 2024
Born (1954-05-08) 8 May 1954 (age 70)
London, England
Alma materClare College, Cambridge
SpouseHenry Finder
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
African philosophy
SchoolCosmopolitanism
ThesisConditions for conditionals (1981)
Main interests
Probabilistic semantics, political theory, moral theory, intellectual history, race and identity theory
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Kwame Akroma-Ampim Kusi Anthony Appiah FRSL (/ˈæpiɑː/ AP-ee-ah; born 8 May 1954) is a British-American philosopher and writer who has written about political philosophy, ethics, the philosophy of language and mind, and African intellectual history. Appiah is Professor of Philosophy and Law at New York University, where he joined the faculty in 2014.[2] He was previously the Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University.[3] Appiah was elected President of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in January 2022.[4]

  1. ^ Appiah, Kwame Anthony (9 November 2010), "Religious Faith and John Rawls" Archived 16 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine, The New York Review of Books.
  2. ^ Schuessler, Jennifer (26 November 2013). "Noted Philosopher Moves to N.Y.U. — and Beyond". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.."NYU Law welcomes renowned philosopher Kwame Appiah to the faculty". law.nyu.edu. School of Law, NYU. 26 November 2013. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. ^ "LAPA Faculty Associate: Kwame Anthony Appiah". lapa.princeton.edu. Program in Law and Public Affairs, Princeton University. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013.
  4. ^ Weinberg, Justin (28 January 2022). "Appiah Named Next President of the American Academy of Arts and Letters". Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2022.