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The Americas · Analytic

Ann Arbor, Michigan, is home to the University of Michigan. Wilfrid Sellars, Alvin Plantinga and Arthur Danto were born in the town, and Sellars and Plantinga later studied at the university. Jaegwon Kim taught there from 1967 to 1987 and chaired the philosophy department; Sally Haslanger taught there from 1992 to 1998, and Alvin Goldman and Kit Fine also held posts. Elizabeth Anderson joined the faculty in 1987 and became John Dewey Distinguished University Professor in 2013.

When

  • 1912–1932 Births Danto (1924), Sellars (1912) and Plantinga (1932) were born in Ann Arbor.
  • 1967–2013 Michigan philosophy From Kim's appointment to Anderson's Dewey professorship.

Schools and institutions

  • University of Michigan Kim, Haslanger, Goldman, Fine and Anderson taught here.

Thinkers

  • Wilfrid Sellars 1912 – 1989born here, 1912 (Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on 20 May 1912; returned to study philosophy there in 1931.)
  • Alvin Goldman 1938 – 2024taught here (Held a position at the University of Michigan, before Illinois-Chicago and Arizona.)
  • Jaegwon Kim 1934 – 2019taught here, 1967–1987 (Member of the Michigan philosophy faculty; department chair 1979-1987.)
  • Elizabeth Anderson b. 1959taught here, 1987–2026 (At the University of Michigan from 1987; John Dewey Distinguished University Professor from 2013 (current on her CV).)
  • Sally Haslanger b. 1955taught here, 1992–1998 (Associate Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies at the University of Michigan.)
  • Alvin Plantinga b. 1932born here, 1932 (Born in Ann Arbor on 15 November 1932; MA from the University of Michigan in 1955.)
  • Arthur Danto 1924 – 2013born here, 1924 (Born in Ann Arbor on New Year's Day 1924; raised in Detroit.)
  • Kit Fine b. 1946taught here (Held an appointment at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.)

Sources: SEP: Wilfrid Sellars · Princeton Alumni Weekly: Alvin I. Goldman *65 memorial · University of Michigan Philosophy: In Memoriam Jaegwon Kim · Elizabeth S. Anderson: curriculum vitae · Sally Haslanger: curriculum vitae · New Netherland Institute: Alvin C. Plantinga · Columbia News: An appreciation of Arthur Danto (2013) · IEP: Kit Fine

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