John Perry

1943 -

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

movement: analytic philosophy, naturalism

country of citizenship: United States of America

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: Cornell University, Doane University

occupation: philosopher, screenwriter, university teacher, academic

award received: Ig Nobel Prize, Humboldt Research Fellowship, Jean Nicod Prize, Humboldt Prize, Guggenheim Fellowship

official website: profiles.stanford.edu/john-perry

John Richard Perry (born 1943) is a professor at Stanford University and the University of California, Riverside. He has made significant contributions to philosophy in the fields of philosophy of language, metaphysics, and philosophy of mind. He is known primarily for his work on situation semantics (together with Jon Barwise), reflexivity, indexicality, personal identity, and self-knowledge. Source: Wikipedia (en)