Alvin Goldman

Alvin Goldman
Goldman in 1966
Born	1938
Era	Contemporary philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Analytic Foundationalism
Thesis	Action (1965)
Doctoral advisor	Paul Benacerraf
Main interests	Epistemology, philosophy of action
Notable ideas	Causal theory of knowledge, social epistemology, externalist foundationalist theory of justification

Alvin Ira Goldman (born 1938) is an American philosopher who is emeritus Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science at Rutgers University in New Jersey and a leading figure in epistemology.