James Pryor

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

James Vincent Pryor (born 1968) is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). He is known for his expertise on epistemology and philosophy of language.[1][2] Before teaching at UNC, Pryor was a faculty member in the philosophy department of New York University.[3] He has also taught at Harvard University and Princeton University.[4]

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. ^ Weinberg, Justin (2019-04-24). "Pryor from NYU to UNC". Daily Nous. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  4. ^ Sayre-McCord, Geoff. "Jim Pryor". Department of Philosophy. Retrieved 2021-07-15.


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