Peter Markie

Peter Markie
Born (1950-04-04) April 4, 1950
Education
EducationNew York University (BA)
University of Massachusetts Amherst (PhD)
Doctoral advisorFred Feldman
Other advisorsBruce Aune, Vere C. Chappell
Philosophical work
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsUniversity of Missouri
Main interestsCartesian philosophy

Peter Markie (born April 4, 1950) is an American philosopher and Chancellor's Professor and Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri. He is known for his work on Cartesian philosophy.[1][2][3]

Books

  • Descartes's Gambit, Cornell University Press, 1988
  • A Professor’s Duties, Rowman and Littlefield, 1994
  • Reason At Work, 3rd edition, with Cahn, Kitcher and Sher, Harcourt Brace, 1995
  • Ethics, with S. Cahn, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 2008

References

  1. ^ Bolton, Martha Brandt (1990). "Review of Descartes's Gambit". The Philosophical Review. 99 (2): 296–299. doi:10.2307/2185505. ISSN 0031-8108.
  2. ^ Wilson, Catherine (January 1988). "Descartes's gambit". History of European Ideas. 9 (6): 741–742. doi:10.1016/0191-6599(88)90116-7. ISSN 0191-6599.
  3. ^ DeHaven, Steven (1987). "Peter J. Markie, "Descartes' Gambit."". Philosophy in Review. 7 (6): 252–255. ISSN 1920-8936.