Stewart Shapiro
Stewart Shapiro | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1951 |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | Case Western Reserve University University at Buffalo |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy |
| Main interests | Philosophy of mathematics |
| Notable ideas | Mathematical structuralism (abstract variety) |
Stewart Shapiro (/ʃəˈpɪəroʊ/; 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.