Charles Parsons (philosopher)

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Charles Parsons is a distinguished figure in the philosophy of mathematics and son of social scientist Talcott Parsons. A specialist in the philosophy of mathematics and logic, Parsons earned his Ph.D. at Harvard University under the direction of Burton Dreben. He taught for many years at Columbia University before moving to Harvard University. He retired in 2005 as the Edgar Pierce professor of philosophy, a position formerly held by Quine. Many of his doctoral students have gone on to be important philosophers. In addition to his important work on core areas of the philosophy of mathematics, Parsons did historical work on Immanuel Kant, Brentano, Edmund Husserl, and others.