Robert Sinclair is a Professor of Philosophy in the Faculty of International Liberal Arts at Soka University in Tokyo, Japan. His research centers on 20th-century Anglo-American philosophy, with particular emphasis on American Pragmatism (especially the works of John Dewey and W.V. Quine), epistemology, naturalism, and the analytic-synthetic distinction. He explores themes such as conceptual pragmatism, non-reductive naturalism (e.g., in Donald Davidson’s triangulation arguments), and the intersections of pragmatism with science and normativity.
He holds an M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Ottawa (1996) and a B.A. (Honours) from Concordia University (1994). Sinclair has contributed to edited volumes in the History of Analytic Philosophy series and published articles in journals like Metaphilosophy and the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (e.g., on Quine’s philosophy of science). His scholarship bridges historical pragmatic traditions with contemporary epistemological debates, often highlighting the practical and social dimensions of philosophical inquiry. He also serves on editorial teams, including for projects on philosophy, world democracy, and has affiliations with journals like the Inter-American Journal of Philosophy.
Articles and papers published in this journal include: