Jonathan Schaffer | |
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| Education | Rutgers University (PhD), Kenyon College (BA) |
| Institutions | Rutgers University |
| Thesis | Causation and the Probabilities of Processes (1999) |
| Doctoral advisor | Brian P. McLaughlin |
| Other academic advisors | Barry Loewer, Tim Maudlin, David Lewis |
Jonathan Schaffer is an American philosopher specializing in metaphysics and also working in epistemology, mind, and language. He is best known for his work on grounding and his development of monism, and is also a notable proponent of contrastivism.