Peter Lipton
Peter Lipton | |
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Peter Lipton | |
| Born | October 9, 1954 |
| Died | 25 November 2007 (age 53) |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | Wesleyan University Oxford University |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy |
| Main interests | Philosophy of science, epistemology |
Peter Lipton (October 9, 1954 – November 25, 2007) was the Hans Rausing Professor and Head of the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge University, and a fellow of King's College, until his unexpected death in November 2007. According to his obituary on the Cambridge web site, he was "recognized as one of the leading philosophers of science and epistemologists in the world."