b. 1942
Crispin Wright (born 1942) is a Scottish analytic philosopher best known for his work in the philosophy of language, epistemology, and philosophy of mathematics. He is a leading figure in neo-Fregean logicism and has made significant contributions to debates on anti-realism, vagueness, and the epistemology of testimony. His work on entitlement theory addresses how beliefs can be rationally held without full evidential grounding.
Developed neo-Fregean (neo-logicist) program in philosophy of mathematics, reviving Frege's abstractionist approach
Formulated entitlement theory, distinguishing epistemic entitlement from justification in epistemology
Contributed to anti-realism debates through systematic engagement with Dummett's meaning-theoretic arguments
Advanced the epistemology of testimony, including analyses of testimonial chains and transmission of warrant
Produced influential work on vagueness and the sorites paradox