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PHILOSOPHER

William Alston

1921 - 2009

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William Payne Alston (November 29, 1921 – September 13, 2009) was an American philosopher. He is widely considered to be one of the most important epistemologists and philosophers of religion of the twentieth century, and is also known for his work in metaphysics and the philosophy of language. His views on foundationalism, internalism and externalism, speech acts, and the epistemic value of mystical experience, among many other topics, have been very influential. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Alston has received more than 174,697 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William Alston is the 1,104th most popular philosopher, the 7,710th most popular biography from United States and the 64th most popular American Philosopher.

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  • 170k

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  • 44.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, William Alston ranks 1,104 out of 1,081. Before him are Leila Ahmed, William Chittick, James Burnham, Ralph Cudworth, Pritilata Waddedar, and Walter Burley. After him are Michael Hardt, Stanley Jaki, Max Black, Judith Jarvis Thomson, Vicente Ferreira da Silva, and Edward Abramowski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, William Alston ranks 331. Before him are Diana Barrymore, Dennis Brain, Donald Campbell, Denys de La Patellière, Liz Smith, and Julia Hartwig. After him are Joann Lõssov, Ted Schroeder, Tommy Cooper, Muhibbe Darga, Usmar Ismail, and Richard Egan. Among people deceased in 2009, William Alston ranks 266. Before him are Alfred Hrdlicka, Milan Rúfus, Jean Margéot, Willy Kernen, Héctor Facundo, and Ede Király. After him are César Ruminski, József Sákovics, Stanley Jaki, Peter Arundell, Shōichi Nakagawa, and Hugh Hopper.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Alston ranks 7,710 out of 18,182. Before him are Daphne Zuniga (1962), Wiz Khalifa (1987), Paul Dano (1984), Tom Arnold (1959), Melissa Benoist (1988), and Neil Hamilton (1899). After him are Josh Dallas (1978), Louise Erdrich (1954), Charles A. Beard (1874), Gerald Carr (1932), Willard Metcalf (1858), and Mose Allison (1927).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, William Alston ranks 64. Before him are David Ray Griffin (1939), Gary L. Francione (1954), Pat Robertson (1930), Paul Kurtz (1925), William Chittick (1943), and James Burnham (1905). After him are Michael Hardt (1960), Judith Jarvis Thomson (1929), Ruth Barcan Marcus (1921), Ryan White (1971), Mary Whiton Calkins (1863), and Alexander Berzin (1944).

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