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Alan R. Baker is a professor of Philosophy in Swarthmore College (Pennsylvania, USA), specializing in the philosophy of mathematics and the philosophy of science. He is also a former U.S. shogi champion and created the only active shogi club at an American university. ==Academic career== Baker did his undergraduate studies at the University of Cambridge, earning a bachelor's degree in philosophy with first class honours in 1991. He then moved to the U.S. for graduate school, earning a master's degree in 1995 and a Ph.D. in 1999, both in philosophy from Princeton University. His doctoral supervisors were Paul Benacerraf and Gideon Rosen. After working as an assistant professor at Xavier University, he moved to Swarthmore in 2003.〔(Curriculum vitae (October 2012) ), retrieved 2014-04-08.〕 Philosophically, Baker is a mathematical realist who has used examples from evolutionary biology to show the necessity of mathematics in scientific reasoning.〔.〕 In 2005 the ''New York Times'' published an excerpt from the exam from his ''“Introduction to Metaphysics and Epistemology”'' course in its ''“pop quiz”'' column.〔 〕〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alan Baker (philosopher)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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