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- Sanger's other interests include a focus on philosophy–in particular epistemology, early modern philosophy, and ethics. He taught philosophy at his alma mater, Ohio State University.
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Sanger's other interests include a focus on philosophy–in particular epistemology, early modern philosophy, and ethics. He taught philosophy at his alma mater, Ohio State University.
Nov 12, 2023 · From College Professor to Nupedia Editor-in-Chief: Sanger‘s Early Journey to Open Knowledge. Sanger was born on July 16, 1968 in Bellevue, Washington and grew up in Anchorage, Alaska. He became enthralled with the educational potential of the burgeoning internet while studying philosophy and history at Reed College in the late 1980s.
Aug 6, 2023 · Sanger then attended Ohio State University where he obtained a master’s in philosophy in 1995 and a doctorate in philosophy in 2000. It was during this time that he became acquainted with Jimmy Wales after initially subscribing to Wales’ mailing list about philosophy.
Born as the son of a marine biologist, Sanger developed an early interest in philosophy and proceeded to study the subject from Reed College and later on completed his doctorate in the same field from Ohio State University.
Sanger received his Bachelor of Philosophy from Reed College in 1991, a Master of Arts from Ohio State University in 1995, and a Ph.D. from Ohio State University in 2000. Starting in 1998, he ran a website called "Sanger's Review of Y2K News Reporting," a resource for those concerned with the Y2K problem (such as computer system administrators).
In January 2002, Sanger returned to Columbus, Ohio to teach philosophy at Ohio State University, where he taught the subject until June 2005. In December 2010, Sanger said he considered WikiLeaks to be "enemies of the U.S.—not just the government, but the people".
He was a Seattle philosophy student when he met Jimmy Wales and founded the world’s third most visited website. But, he warns Madeleine Spence, it’s not the neutral source it aspires to be ...
