James Pryor

James Vincent Pryor (born 1968) is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at New York University. He is known for his expertise on epistemology and philosophy of language.[1][2] Starting in July 2020, Pryor will be Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.[3]

James Pryor
Born1968
EducationPrinceton University (Ph.D.)
Cornell University (B.A.)
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic
InstitutionsNew York University
ThesisHow to Be a Reasonable Dogmatist (1997)
Doctoral advisorMark Johnston
Doctoral studentsDaniel Rothschild
Main interests
philosophy of language
Websitehttp://www.jimpryor.net/

A paper by Prof. Pryor, entitled What’s Wrong With Moore’s Argument? was published in Philosophical Issues, 14, Epistemology, 2004. The paper, which is 30 pages long and contains references to numerous sources, is a critique of G.E. Moore's 1939 paper entitled Proof of an External World. Prof. Pryor's paper does not mention Ludwig Wittgenstein's comments regarding Moore's argument. Wittgenstein's comments are found in his work published, posthumously, in 1969 entitled “On Certainty”.

References
  1. Beck, Ori; Gupta, Anil; Haddock, Adrian; Pryor, James; Smithies, Declan (March 2018). "Discussion of James Pryor's "The Merits of Incoherence"". Analytic Philosophy. 59 (1): 142–148. doi:10.1111/phib.12117. hdl:1893/27146. ISSN 2153-9596.
  2. Comesar'ia, Juan (2013). "Reply to Pryor". Contemporary Debates in Epistemology: 239. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  3. "Pryor from NYU to UNC". Daily Nous. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
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