Crispin Sartwell (b. 1958) is an American philosophy professor and journalist. He received his B.A. from the University of Maryland, College Park, his M.A. from Johns Hopkins University and his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia - where his dissertation supervisor was Richard Rorty - and is currently a member of the faculty of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term philosophy derives from a combination of the Greek words philos meaning love and sophia meaning wisdom. ... A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues and people. ... The University of Maryland, College Park (also known as UM, UMD, or UMCP) is a public coeducational university situated in suburban Maryland just outside Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD. The flagship institution of the University System of Maryland, the university is most often referred to as the University of Maryland... The Johns Hopkins University is an internationally prestigious private institution of higher learning located in Baltimore, Maryland. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... The University of Virginia (also referred to as UVa and often called simply Virginia for short) is a research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. ... Richard Rorty (born October 4, 1931 in New York City) is an American philosopher. ... Faculty is the scholarly staff at colleges or universities, as opposed to the students or support staff. ... Dickinson College - Old West Cupola with Mermaid Dickinson College is a private liberal arts college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. ... Carlisle is a borough located in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. ...

Born in Washington, D.C., he is the son of the late Franklin Gallagher Sartwell, a reporter, editor, and photographer with the Washington Star and several magazines. His grandfather, also Franklin Gallagher Sartwell, was a columnist and editorial page editor at the Washington Times-Herald. His great-grandfather, Herman Bernstein broke the story of a secret alliance between Kaiser Wilhelm and Czar Nicholas during World War I in the New York Times. Sartwell himself worked as a copy boy at the Washington Star and later as a freelance rock critic for many publications, including Record Magazine and Melody Maker. He has taught philosophy, communication and political science at a number of schools, including Vanderbilt University, The University of Alabama, Penn State, and The Maryland Institute College of Art. Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the... The Washington Star, previously known as the Washington Star-News and the Washington Evening Star, was a daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. between 1852 and 1982. ... Wilhelm II of Prussia and Germany, Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Hohenzollern (January 27, 1859 - June 4, 1941) was the last German Emperor (Kaiser) and the last King (König) of Prussia from 1888 - 1918. ... The name Nicholas is derived from the late Greek Nikolaos, a combination of the words for victory (Nike) and people (laos). ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... The Washington Star, previously known as the Washington Star-News and the Washington Evening Star, was a daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. between 1852 and 1982. ... Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was (until its closure) the worlds oldest weekly music newspaper. ... Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University (colloquially known as Vandy) is a private, non-sectarian, coeducational university in Nashville, Tennessee. ... The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university in Pennsylvania, with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state. ...

He is married to the writer Marion Winik.

Sartwell's syndicated column, distributed by Creators Syndicate, appeared in numerous newspapers through the 1990s and 2000s, including the Philadelphia Inquirer and Los Angeles Times. Among the most idiosyncratic newspaper columnists of the period, he is a self-described adherent of anarchism. He is the author of such books as Obscenity, Anarchy, Reality and Six Names of Beauty. Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but keeping the same mind-set. ... Saddam Hussein shortly after his capture Major controversy over U.S. presidential election, 2000 September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on New Yorks World Trade Center and Virginias Pentagon killing almost 3000 people. ... The Philadelphia Inquirer is one of a two Knight Ridder newspaper duopoly daily for the Philadelphia area. ... The Los Angeles Times (also LA Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the western United States. ... This article describes a range of political philosophies that oppose the state and some forms of social hierarchy. ...

Sartwell's philosophy, influenced by such diverse figures as Chuang Tzu, Soren Kierkegaard, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Georges Bataille has been the subject of much debate. In particular, his assertion that "knowledge is merely true belief" - that no condition is necessary in order for a belief to count as knowledge other than that it is true (and hence that no justification or other conditions are necessary) - has provoked contemporary discussion in analytic epistemology. This position is has been called epistemic minimalism. thumb|Zhuang Zi by Japan Zhuāng Zǐ (pinyin), Chuang Tzu (W-G), or Chuang Tse (Chinese 莊子, literally meaning Master Zhuang) was a famous philosopher in ancient China who lived around the 4th century BC during the Warring States Period, corresponding to the Hundred Schools of Thought philosophical summit of... Søren Kierkegaard Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (May 5, 1813 - November 11, 1855), a 19th century Danish philosopher, has achieved general recognition as the first existentialist philosopher, though some new research shows this may be a more difficult connection than previously thought. ... Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) was a famous American essayist and one of Americas most influential thinkers and writers. ... Georges Bataille (September 16, 1897 – July 9, 1962) was a French writer, anthropologist and philosopher, though he avoided the latter term himself. ... Epistemic minimalism is the epistemological thesis that mere true belief is sufficient for knowledge. ...

External link

• Current column at Creators Syndicate (http://www.creators.com/opinion_show.cfm?columnsName=csa)