Peter Railton
Peter Railton | |
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| Born | 23 May 1950 |
| Spouse | |
| Education | |
| Doctoral advisor | David Lewis |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic |
| Doctoral students | Heidi Li Feldman, Brian Leiter |
| Main interests | Ethics, philosophy of science |
| Notable ideas | Moral realism |
Peter Albert Railton (born May 23, 1950) is an American philosopher who is Gregory S. Kavka Distinguished University Professor and John Stephenson Perrin Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he has taught since 1979.