Peter van Inwagen
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Peter van Inwagen (/væn ɪnˈwɑːɡən/; born September 21, 1942) is an American analytic philosopher and the John Cardinal O'Hara Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He is also a research professor of philosophy at Duke University each spring.[2] He previously taught at Syracuse University, earning his PhD from the University of Rochester in 1969[3] under the direction of Richard Taylor.[4] Van Inwagen is one of the leading figures in contemporary metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and philosophy of action. He was the president of the Society of Christian Philosophers from 2010 to 2013.[5]
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Born | (1942-09-21) September 21, 1942 (age 81) |
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Era | 20th-/21st-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
School | Analytic philosophy |
Doctoral advisor | Richard Taylor |
Main interests | Metaphysics Philosophy of religion Philosophy of action |
Notable ideas | Special composition question Incompatibilism Consequence argument[1] Meta-ontology Mind argument |
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