Mark Wilson (philosopher) explained

Birth Date:1947
Thesis Year:1976

Mark Lowell Wilson (born 1947) is an American philosopher and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at University of Pittsburgh. Wilson has authored several books on the philosophy of mathematics.

Education and early life

Wilson was raised in Oregon, and enrolled at Reed College between 1965 and 1967, before earning his bachelor's degree in 1969 from the University of Washington. He completed a doctorate at Harvard University in 1976, where his thesis was supervised by Hilary Putnam.[1]

Academic career

Before joining the University of Pittsburgh faculty, where he was named distinguished professor of philosophy in 2015, Wilson taught at the University of California, San Diego, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Ohio State University.[2]

His research mainly focuses on how physical and mathematical concerns become entangled with metaphysics and philosophy of language.[3] He has published several books, including Imitation of Rigor: An Alternate History of Analytic Philosophy, Innovation and Certainty,[4] Wandering Significance: An Essay on Conceptual Behavior,[5] and Physics Avoidance: and other essays in conceptual strategy.[6] He is a Resident Fellow of the Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh[7] and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[8]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marhsall . Richard . WISE PENCILS AND WANDERING SIGNIFICANCE . 3:16 am . 11 August 2021.
  2. News: Mark Wilson . 19 September 2019 . University of Pittsburgh.
  3. On Optimism and Opportunism in Applied Mathematics: Mark Wilson Meets John Von Neumann on Mathematical Ontology. Michael. Stöltzner. Erkenntnis. 60. 1. January 2004. 121–143. 10.1023/B:ERKE.0000005144.79761.02. 20013247. 123343238.
  4. Gillies . Donald . October 2021 . Mark Wilson.Innovation and Certainty . 2022-12-09 . Philosophia Mathematica . 29 . 3 . 445–448 . 10.1093/philmat/nkab019. subscription .
  5. Review: Rabbits Astray and Significance Awandering: Review Essay on Mark Wilson's "Wandering Significance". Michael. Liston. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. 81. 3. November 2010. 809–817. 10.1111/j.1933-1592.2010.00390.x. 41057506. free.
  6. Physics Avoidance: Essays in Conceptual Strategy. Thomas. Ryckman. Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. 12 November 2018.
  7. Web site: Center for Philosophy of Science ::: resident fellows list. www.pitt.edu. 2019-09-16.
  8. Web site: Mark L. Wilson. American Academy of Arts & Sciences. en. 2019-09-16.

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