Paul Benacerraf

Paul Benacerraf
Born (1931-03-26) March 26, 1931 (age 93)
Paris, France
EducationPrinceton University (PhD, 1960)
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
ThesisLogicism, Some Considerations (1960)
Doctoral advisorHilary Putnam
Doctoral studentsJohn Earman
Alvin Goldman
Richard Grandy
Gideon Rosen
Ronald de Sousa
Main interests
Philosophy of mathematics
Notable ideas
Mathematical structuralism (eliminative variety)[1]
Benacerraf's identification problem for set-theoretic realism
Benacerraf's epistemological problem for mathematical realism
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Paul Joseph Salomon Benacerraf (/bɪˈnæsərəf/; born March 26, 1931)[2][3] is a French-born American philosopher working in the field of the philosophy of mathematics who taught at Princeton University his entire career, from 1960 until his retirement in 2007. He was appointed Stuart Professor of Philosophy in 1974, and retired as the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy.[4]

  1. ^ Stewart Shapiro, "Mathematical Structuralism", Philosophia Mathematica, 4(2), May 1996, pp. 81–2.
  2. ^ "Paul Joseph Salomon Benacerraf - Oxford Reference". www.oxfordreference.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-30. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
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  4. ^ "Paul Benacerraf Symposium | Department of Philosophy". philosophy.princeton.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2017-11-30.