b. 1948
John P. Burgess is a contemporary American philosopher at Princeton University, specializing in philosophy of mathematics, logic, and philosophy of language. He is known for his critical engagement with mathematical nominalism and his technical work on modal logic and the foundations of mathematics. His writings span from formal logic to the metaphysics of abstract objects.
Co-authored 'A Subject with No Object' (with Gideon Rosen), a landmark critique of mathematical nominalism
Authored 'Fixing Frege', analyzing neo-logicist reconstructions of Frege's program
Contributed to modal logic and the study of necessity in mathematical and logical contexts
Developed influential work on the type-token distinction and inscription-based theories of language
Authored 'Mathematics, Models, and Modality', bridging philosophy of mathematics and modal logic