Stewart Shapiro

Stewart Shapiro
Born1951
Education
Alma materCase Western Reserve University
University at Buffalo
Philosophical work
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
Main interestsPhilosophy of mathematics
Notable ideasMathematical structuralism (abstract variety)

Stewart Shapiro (/ʃəˈpɪər/; born 1951) was O'Donnell Professor of Philosophy at the Ohio State University until his retirement, and is also distinguished visiting professor at the University of Connecticut. He is a leading figure in the philosophy of mathematics where he defends the abstract variety of structuralism.