Alvin Goldman | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | October 1, 1938
Died | August 4, 2024 | (aged 85)
Era | Contemporary philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Analytic Foundationalism |
Thesis | Action (1965) |
Doctoral advisor | Paul Benacerraf |
Main interests | Epistemology, philosophy of action |
Notable ideas | Causal theory of knowledge, social epistemology, externalist foundationalist theory of justification |
Alvin Ira Goldman (October 1, 1938 – August 4, 2024) was an American philosopher who was emeritus Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science at Rutgers University in New Jersey and a leading figure in epistemology.