Peter van Inwagen
Contemporary United States Metaphysics
Biography
American philosopher. Known for his work on metaphysics, free will, and philosophy of religion.
Life Dates
Born: September 21, 1942
Notable Quotes
"Free will is incompatible with determinism."
"Material beings are mereological simples arranged person-wise."
"The problem of evil is strong evidence against theism."
"Metaphysics is the study of being qua being."
"Modal ontological arguments fail."
Contemporaries
John RawlsJudith ButlerMartha NussbaumCornel WestNancy CartwrightWillard Van Orman QuineThomas KuhnJohn RawlsRichard RortyNoam ChomskyMartha NussbaumDaniel DennettJudith ButlerCornel WestAlvin PlantingaSaul KripkeHilary PutnamJohn SearleThomas NagelRobert NozickChristine KorsgaardMichael SandelNancy FraserLinda ZagzebskiDavid LewisBrian LeiterJoshua GreeneJonathan HaidtHelen LonginoElliott SoberKaren BennettSusanna SiegelPaul BoghossianSarah PaulRobert BrandomHubert DreyfusAlison GopnikJesse PrinzShaun NicholsTamar GendlerStephen YabloSally HaslangerJason StanleyL.A. PaulPeter RailtonFred DretskeTyler BurgeRuth MillikanNed BlockSydney ShoemakerRoderick ChisholmNelson GoodmanWilfrid Sellars