Peter van Inwagen

Peter van Inwagen
Born (1942-09-21) September 21, 1942 (age 82)
Alma mater
Era20th-/21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
Doctoral advisorRichard Taylor
Main interests
Metaphysics
Philosophy of religion
Philosophy of action
Notable ideas
Special composition question
Incompatibilism
Consequence argument[1]
Meta-ontology
Mind argument

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]

  1. ^ Vihvelin, Kadri (September 18, 2017). "Arguments for Incompatibilism". The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Faculty | Department of Philosophy". Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "Prof. Peter van Inwagen". faraday.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  4. ^ Holmes, Steve (August 18, 2014). "Peter van Inwagen". The Gifford Lectures. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  5. ^ "SCP Officers and Committees". Society of Christian Philosophers. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2015.

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