William W. Tait

William Walker Tait (January 22, 1929 – March 15, 2024) was an American philosopher.

He was emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago, where he served as a faculty member from 1972 to 1996, and as department chair from 1981 to 1987.

In 1966, he signed a tax resistance vow to protest the Vietnam War.

[1] In 2002, he was elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

[2][3] Tait died in Naperville, Illinois on March 15, 2024, at the age of 95.