Nicholas Paul Wolterstorff
Nicholas Wolterstorff is an American philosopher and theologian, known for his work in aesthetics, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of religion, metaphysics, and philosophy of education. He is the Noah Porter Professor Emeritus of Philosophical Theology at Yale University. Wolterstorff was instrumental in developing Reformed epistemology and co-founded the journal Faith and Philosophy and the Society of Christian Philosophers. His personal experiences, including the death of his son, have significantly influenced his philosophical thought, particularly his writings on grief and justice.
Awards
['Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, 1953', 'Fulbright Scholarship, 1957', 'Harbison Award, Danforth Foundation, 1970', 'Junior fellow, National Endowment for the Humanities 1970–71', 'Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2007']
Notable Works
['Lament for a Son', 'Faith and Rationality: Reason and Belief in God', 'Justice: Rights and Wrongs', 'Works and Worlds of Art', 'Divine Discourse: Philosophical Reflections on the Claim That God Speaks', 'John Locke and the Ethics of Belief', 'Thomas Reid and the Story of Epistemology', 'In This World of Wonders: Memoir of a Life in Learning']
