Richard Kirkham

Richard Ladd Kirkham (born June 18, 1955) is an American philosopher. His published works include *Theories of Truth* (1992), which is his most-cited work and was published by MIT Press. He also wrote "Does the Gettier Problem Rest on a Mistake?" in *Mind* (1984) and "On Paradoxes and a Surprise Exam" in *Philosophia* (1991). Kirkham graduated from Cornell College in 1977 and received his Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame in 1983. He is particularly recognized for his contributions to the study of analytic theories of truth. His book, *Theories of Truth: A Critical Introduction*, proposes that various theories of truth address distinct questions, rather than being in direct competition. MIT Press notes this book as their best-selling work in analytic philosophy, with significant global readership and translation into Portuguese and Russian. He also contributed four articles to the *Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy* (1998).