Branden Fitelson
American philosopher (born 1969)
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Born | (1969-08-17) August 17, 1969 (age 55) Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Wisconsin, Madison |
Awards | Mellon Research Grant, WARF Fellowship, Oliver Prize |
Era | Contemporary philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Analytic |
Institutions | Northeastern University |
Thesis | Studies in Bayesian confirmation theory (2001) |
Doctoral advisor | Malcolm Forster |
Doctoral students | Kenny Easwaran |
Main interests | Formal epistemology, philosophy of science, metaphysics |
Notable ideas | Computational metaphysics |
Branden Fitelson (/ˈfaɪtəlsən/;[1] born August 17, 1969) is an American philosopher and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Northeastern University.
He is known for his expertise on formal epistemology and philosophy of science.[2][3]
Bibliography
- Edward N. Zalta and Branden Fitelson, "Steps Toward a Computational Metaphysics", Journal of Philosophical Logic 36(2) (April 2007): 227–247.
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External links
- Official website
- Branden Fitelson at Northeastern University
- Branden Fitelson: The Wason Task(s) and the Paradox of Confirmation
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