Paul Benacerraf
Paul Benacerraf | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 March 1930 |
| Died | 13 January 2025 (aged 94) |
| Education | Princeton University (PhD, 1960) |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy |
| Thesis | Logicism, Some Considerations (1960) |
| Doctoral advisor | Hilary Putnam |
| Doctoral students | John 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 |
Paul Joseph Salomon Benacerraf (/bɪˈnæsərəf/; 26 March 1930 – 13 January 2025) was a French-born American philosopher. His works focused on philosophy of mathematics. He taught at Princeton University his entire career, from 1960 until his retirement in 2007. Benacerraf was appointed Stuart Professor of Philosophy in 1974, and retired as the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy.[2]
Benacerraf was accused of sexual assault by a former student in 2017.[3]
Benacerraf died on 13 January 2025, at the age of 94.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Stewart Shapiro, "Mathematical Structuralism", Philosophia Mathematica, 4(2), May 1996, pp. 81–2.
- ↑ "Paul Benacerraf Symposium | Department of Philosophy". philosophy.princeton.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
- ↑ "Tracking Higher Ed's #MeToo Moment: Updates on Sexual Assault and Harassment". Chronicle of Higher Education. 1 Dec 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-12-11. Retrieved 1 Dec 2017.
- ↑ Sigsbee, Dustin (2025-01-16). "Paul Benacerraf (1930–2025) - Daily Nous". dailynous.com. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
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