My name is Shawn Standefer. I’m a fourth year  grad student in philosophy at Pitt. I’m beginning my dissertation on theories of truth with Anil Gupta as my supervisor. I’m writing about what makes a good one.

My  interests within philosophy are currently: theories of truth, philosophy of logic, philosophical logic, philosophy of science,  and the history of philosophy (Frege, Quine, Davidson, Carnap, Kant, early and late flavors of Wittgenstein).

I primarily post on these topics, with an emphasis on the topics of seminars I’m currently attending.

The previous header image was a picture of the sakura trees in bloom in front of the gate to a temple in Daigo, just outside of Kyoto. It is a few blocks from my host family’s house, where I stayed when I was studying in Japan. It was a bit too festive for winter, so I’ve replaced it for the time being. The current image is a picture of the Cathedral of Learning taken from CMU’s campus.