Brand Blanshard

Brand Blanshard
Born(1892-08-27)August 27, 1892
DiedNovember 19, 1987(1987-11-19) (aged 95)
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Merton College, Oxford
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAmerican rationalism
American idealism
Epistemological idealism[1]
Epistemic coherentism[2]
Coherence theory of truth[3]
Doctoral advisorC. I. Lewis
Main interests
Epistemology * Ethics * Metaphilosophy * Philosophy of Psychology * Philosophy of Religion * Philosophy of Education
Notable ideas
Contemporary formulation of the coherence theory of truth[3]
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Percy Brand Blanshard (/ˈblænʃərd/ BLAN-shərd; August 27, 1892 – November 19, 1987) was an American philosopher known primarily for his defense of rationalism and idealism.


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