Warren Goldfarb
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Warren D. Goldfarb is a philosopher and mathematician with a specialization in logic, most noted for his work on the classical decision problem, and in particular his book on the subject, The decision problem: Solvable classes of quantificational formulas, with Burton Dreben
. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University
. As of 2008, he is a member of the Department of Philosophy at Harvard, where he is the Walter Beverly Pearson Professor of Modern Mathematics and Mathematical Logic. He has been on the Harvard faculty since 1975, and was tenure
d in 1982, the only philosopher to win tenure at Harvard over a 37-year stretch from 1962 to 1999.
Prof. Goldfarb is also one of the founders of the Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus
and was one of the first openly gay Harvard faculty members.
Goldfarb was an editor of volumes III–V of Kurt Gödel
's Collected Works. He has published work on the history of analytic philosophy
, including papers on Frege, Russell
, Wittgenstein's early and later work, Carnap and Quine
.
Burton Dreben
Burton Spencer Dreben was an American philosopher specializing in mathematical logic. A Harvard graduate who taught at his alma mater for most of his career, he published little but was highly influential as a teacher and as a critic of the work of his colleagues .-The logician:Dreben was a rare...
. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. As of 2008, he is a member of the Department of Philosophy at Harvard, where he is the Walter Beverly Pearson Professor of Modern Mathematics and Mathematical Logic. He has been on the Harvard faculty since 1975, and was tenure
Tenure
Tenure commonly refers to life tenure in a job and specifically to a senior academic's contractual right not to have his or her position terminated without just cause.-19th century:...
d in 1982, the only philosopher to win tenure at Harvard over a 37-year stretch from 1962 to 1999.
Prof. Goldfarb is also one of the founders of the Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus
Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus
The Harvard Gay and Lesbian Caucus is an American non-profit organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Harvard University and Radcliffe College alumni/ae, faculty, staff and students...
and was one of the first openly gay Harvard faculty members.
Goldfarb was an editor of volumes III–V of Kurt Gödel
Kurt Gödel
Kurt Friedrich Gödel was an Austrian logician, mathematician and philosopher. Later in his life he emigrated to the United States to escape the effects of World War II. One of the most significant logicians of all time, Gödel made an immense impact upon scientific and philosophical thinking in the...
's Collected Works. He has published work on the history of analytic philosophy
Analytic philosophy
Analytic philosophy is a generic term for a style of philosophy that came to dominate English-speaking countries in the 20th century...
, including papers on Frege, Russell
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. At various points in his life he considered himself a liberal, a socialist, and a pacifist, but he also admitted that he had never been any of these things...
, Wittgenstein's early and later work, Carnap and Quine
Willard Van Orman Quine
Willard Van Orman Quine was an American philosopher and logician in the analytic tradition...
.