John Perry (philosopher)

John R. Perry ( born January 16, 1943 in Lincoln, Nebraska ) is an American philosopher and Professor Emeritus at Stanford University. Perry's fields of research include the philosophy of language, situation semantics ( with Jon Barwise ), theories of indexicality, self-awareness and the general consciousness. The general public he is best known for the radio program Philosophy Talk, he organized weekly with the Stanford Professor Ken Taylor.

Perry earned his Ph.D. 1968 at Cornell University. After professorships at the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Michigan Perry teaches since 1974 at Stanford University. From 1993 to 1994 he was president of the American Philosophical Association.

In 1999, he received the Jean Nicod Prize for his performance in the area of ​​philosophy of mind. In 2011 he was awarded as the Ig Nobel Prize for his theory of Structured Procrastination, which says: "To be a high achiever, always work on something important, to avoid doing something that is more important. "