b. 1942
Crispin Wright (b. 1942) is a British analytic philosopher best known for his work in philosophy of mathematics, epistemology, and philosophy of language. He developed neo-logicism alongside Bob Hale as a rehabilitation of Fregean logicism, and his entitlement theory offers a non-evidential basis for epistemic warrant against skeptical challenges. He has also made significant contributions to the interpretation of Wittgenstein's rule-following considerations and to pluralist theories of truth.
Developed neo-logicism (with Bob Hale), rehabilitating Frege's program of grounding arithmetic in logic via abstraction principles
Articulated the 'entitlement' theory of epistemic warrant, providing a non-evidential justification for foundational presuppositions that block skeptical regress
Produced influential analysis of Wittgenstein's rule-following paradox and its implications for meaning and normativity
Developed a pluralist/minimalist account of truth via the concept of superassertibility
Founded the Arché Philosophical Research Centre at the University of St Andrews, a major hub for analytic philosophy