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* Schafer, K. (2011). [http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11098-009-9436-0 The Rationalism in Anil Gupta's ''Empiricism and Experience'']. ''Philosophical Studies'' 152: 1–15.
* Schafer, K. (2011). [http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11098-009-9436-0 The Rationalism in Anil Gupta's ''Empiricism and Experience'']. ''Philosophical Studies'' 152: 1–15.
* Berker, S. (2011). [http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11098-009-9435-1 Gupta's Gambit]. ''Philosophical Studies'' 152: 17–39.
* Berker, S. (2011). [http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11098-009-9435-1 Gupta's Gambit]. ''Philosophical Studies'' 152: 17–39.
* Ray, N. (2012). [http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1798&context=etd ''Ordinary Empirical Judgments and our Scientific Knowledge: An Extension of Reformed Empiricism to the Philosophy of Science''] Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. Paper 580.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 18:33, 26 January 2016

Anil Gupta
Alma materUniversity of London (B.Sc.)
University of Pittsburgh (Ph.D.)
Era20th/21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern Philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
Main interests
Logic
Epistemology
Philosophy of language
Metaphysics
Notable ideas
Revision Theory of Truth
Hypothetical Given
General theory of definitions

Anil K. Gupta (born 1949) is an Indian-American philosopher who works primarily in logic, philosophy of language, metaphysics, and epistemology. Gupta is the Alan Ross Anderson Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh. He is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[1]

Biography

Gupta earned his B.Sc. with first class honours from the University of London in 1969. He then attended the University of Pittsburgh where he received his M.A. (1973) and Ph.D. (1977). Gupta has taught at several universities: McGill University (1975-1982), University of Illinois at Chicago (1982-1989), Indiana University (1989-2000).[2] In 2001 Gupta joined the Department of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh where he served as Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and, since 2013, as Alan Ross Anderson Chair.[3]

Honors and awards

  • A.C.L.S. Fellowship, 1988–89; 2003–2004
  • N.E.H. Fellowship for University Teachers, 1988–1989; 2003–2004; 2010
  • Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, 1998–1999
  • Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences[4]
  • Recipient, 225th Anniversary Medallion of the University of Pittsburgh, 2013[5]
  • Simon Lectures, University of Toronto, 2007
  • Whitehead Lectures, Harvard University, 2012

Select publications

Select discussions of Gupta's work

References

  1. ^ List of the Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (PDF)
  2. ^ Biographical information from Gupta's CV (PDF)
  3. ^ Gupta's profile at the University of Pittsburgh
  4. ^ List of the Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (PDF)
  5. ^ List of the recipients of the 225th Anniversary Medallion of the University of Pittsburgh
  6. ^ The Revision Theory of Truth MIT Press page
  7. ^ Empiricism and Experience Oxford University Press page
  8. ^ Truth, Meaning, Experience Oxford University Press page
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