Branden Fitelson

Branden Fitelson
Born	(1969-08-17) August 17, 1969 (age 55) Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin, Madison
Awards	Mellon Research Grant, WARF Fellowship, Oliver Prize
Era	Contemporary philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Analytic
Institutions	Northeastern University
Thesis	Studies in Bayesian confirmation theory (2001)
Doctoral advisor	Malcolm Forster
Doctoral students	Kenny Easwaran
Main interests	Formal epistemology, philosophy of science, metaphysics
Notable ideas	Computational metaphysics

Branden Fitelson (/ˈfaɪtəlsən/;[1] born August 17, 1969) is an American philosopher and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Northeastern University.

He is known for his expertise on formal epistemology and philosophy of science.[2][3]

Bibliography

• Edward N. Zalta and Branden Fitelson, "Steps Toward a Computational Metaphysics", Journal of Philosophical Logic 36(2) (April 2007): 227–247.

See also

• Evolutionary argument against naturalism
• Minimal axioms for Boolean algebra

References

1. The Daily Ant Interviews Branden Fitelson
2. "Philosophy Phriday [On a Tuesday]: Video Interview With Branden Fitelson". The Daily Ant. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
3. "Brief Biography of Branden Fitelson". infidels.org. Retrieved 25 March 2018.

External links

• Official website
• Branden Fitelson at Northeastern University
• Branden Fitelson: The Wason Task(s) and the Paradox of Confirmation