Keith DeRose
Encyclopedia
Keith DeRose is an American philosopher currently teaching at Yale University
in New Haven, Connecticut
. He is Allison Foundation Professor of Philosophy at Yale. DeRose has also overseen Dissertations at Rutgers University - New Brunswick, where he works with legendary epistemologists such as Ernest Sosa
, Peter Klein
, and Alvin Goldman
. His primary interests include epistemology, philosophy of language
and history of modern philosophy. He is best known for his work on contextualism
in epistemology.
in 1984 with a B.A.
in Philosophy. He then studied at UCLA, earning an M.A.
in 1986 and a PhD
in 1990; his dissertation was entitled Knowledge, Epistemic Possibility, and Skepticism, under Rogers Albritton
. While at UCLA, he won the Robert M. Yost Prize for Excellence in Teaching (1988), was awarded the Griffin Fellowship in 1990, and won the Carnap Essay Prize in 1989 and again in 1990.
from September 1990 to June 1993. He then taught at Rice University
in Houston, Texas
from July 1993 to June 1998. At Yale University he has been Associate Professor of Philosophy (1998-2000), Professor of Philosophy (2000-present) and Allison Foundation Professor of Philosophy from April 2005-present.
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
. He is Allison Foundation Professor of Philosophy at Yale. DeRose has also overseen Dissertations at Rutgers University - New Brunswick, where he works with legendary epistemologists such as Ernest Sosa
Ernest Sosa
Ernest Sosa is an American philosopher primarily interested in epistemology. He is currently Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University. He has been at Rutgers full-time since January, 2007; previously, he had been at Brown University since 1964...
, Peter Klein
Peter Klein
Peter Klein may refer to:*Peter Klein , West German sprinter*Peter D. Klein , American professor of philosophy*Peter W. Klein , American journalist and documentary filmmaker...
, and Alvin Goldman
Alvin Goldman
Alvin Ira Goldman is an American professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University in New Jersey. He previously taught at the University of Michigan and at the University of Arizona. He earned his PhD from Princeton University and is married to Holly Smith, a well known ethicist, former...
. His primary interests include epistemology, philosophy of language
Philosophy of language
Philosophy of language is the reasoned inquiry into the nature, origins, and usage of language. As a topic, the philosophy of language for analytic philosophers is concerned with four central problems: the nature of meaning, language use, language cognition, and the relationship between language...
and history of modern philosophy. He is best known for his work on contextualism
Contextualism
Contextualism describes a collection of views in philosophy which emphasize the context in which an action, utterance, or expression occurs, and argues that, in some important respect, the action, utterance, or expression can only be understood relative to that context...
in epistemology.
Education
DeRose graduated from Calvin CollegeCalvin College
Calvin College is a comprehensive liberal arts college located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1876, Calvin College is an educational institution of the Christian Reformed Church and stands in the Reformed tradition of Protestantism...
in 1984 with a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Philosophy. He then studied at UCLA, earning an M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in 1986 and a PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in 1990; his dissertation was entitled Knowledge, Epistemic Possibility, and Skepticism, under Rogers Albritton
Rogers Albritton
Rogers Garland Albritton was a chair of the Harvard and UCLA philosophy departments, and considered by his peers to be one of the finest philosophical minds of the 20th century. Albritton's influence was achieved despite having published very little, a fact about him that inspired the entry...
. While at UCLA, he won the Robert M. Yost Prize for Excellence in Teaching (1988), was awarded the Griffin Fellowship in 1990, and won the Carnap Essay Prize in 1989 and again in 1990.
Academic career
After graduation, DeRose was Assistant Professor of Philosophy at New York UniversityNew York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
from September 1990 to June 1993. He then taught at Rice University
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
in Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
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from July 1993 to June 1998. At Yale University he has been Associate Professor of Philosophy (1998-2000), Professor of Philosophy (2000-present) and Allison Foundation Professor of Philosophy from April 2005-present.
Selected publications
- The Case for Contextualism, Oxford University Press, 2009.
- "The Ordinary Language Basis for Contextualism and the New Invariantism," The Philosophical Quarterly, 2005.
- "Direct Warrant Realism," in A. Dole and A. Chignell, ed., God and the Ethics of Belief: New Essays in Philosophy of Religion (Cambridge University Press, 2005).
- "Single Scoreboard Semantics," Philosophical Studies, 2004.
- "Assertion, Knowledge, and Context," Philosophical Review, 2002; Philosopher's Annual, vol. 26.
- "Solving the Skeptical Problem," Philosophical Review, 1995; Philosopher's Annual, vol. 18.
- "Contextualism and Knowledge Attributions," Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 1992
- "Epistemic Possibilities," Philosophical Review, 1991.
- "Reid's Anti-Sensationalism and His Realism," Philosophical Review, 1989.