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. Following a lengthy tenure at Brown University, since 2007 he has been Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University.