William Alston

William Payne Alston was an American philosopher. He is widely considered to be one of the most important epistemologists and philosophers of religion of the twentieth century, and is also known for his work in metaphysics and the philosophy of language.

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Who was born first?

• William Alston and Paulo Freire were born the same year
• William Alston and John Rawls were born the same year
• William Alston and Sixto Durán-Ballén were born the same year
• William Alston and Murray Bookchin were born the same year
• William Alston and Stein Rokkan were born the same year

Timeline

1. John RawlsFebruary 21, 1921 – November 24, 2002
2. Murray BookchinJanuary 14, 1921 – July 30, 2006
3. Paulo FreireSeptember 19, 1921 – May 2, 1997
4. Sixto Durán-BallénJuly 14, 1921 – November 15, 2016
5. Stein RokkanJuly 4, 1921 – July 22, 1979
6. William Alston (this page)November 29, 1921 – September 13, 2009

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