Ernest Sosa

Ernest Sosa
Born (1940-06-17) June 17, 1940
Education
Alma materUniversity of Miami
University of Pittsburgh
ThesisDirectives: A Logico-Philosophical Inquiry (1964)
Doctoral advisorNicholas Rescher
Philosophical work
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic
InstitutionsBrown University
Rutgers University
Doctoral studentsBrie Gertler
John Greco
Jennifer Lackey
Allan Hazlett
Main interestsMetaphysics · Epistemology · Philosophy of mind
Notable ideasVirtue epistemology

Ernest Sosa (/ˈssə/; Spanish: [ˈsosa]; born June 17, 1940) is an American philosopher primarily interested in epistemology. Since 2007 he has been Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University, but he spent most of his career at Brown University.