Which philosophers have names that reflect what they study and write about?

That was a question posed by Kris McDaniel (Syracuse) on Facebook recently. He wasn’t after general aptonyms like philosopher John Wisdom, but rather ones whose names are well-suited to their particular areas of specialization.

He provided several great examples, which he graciously permitted me to share here:

• Arthur Prior – philosophy of time
• Gerald Vision – philosophy of perception
• Jeff Speaks – philosophy of language
• Terry Godlove – philosophy of religion
• Edward Kanterian – Kant scholar
• A.W. Moore – infinity
• Philip Bricker – concrete modal realism
• C.D. Broad – a wide range of philosophical interests

A few others mentioned in that thread include:

• Francis Edgeworth – marginal utility (from Martin O’Neill)
• Jonathan Way – instrumental reason, guidance (from Pekka Väyrynen and Clayton Littlejohn)
• Craig Callender – philosophy of time (from me)

I’m sure there are others. Readers?

George de Forest Brush, “Landscape with Mt. Ascutney”