Editing David Gauthier (section)

==Life and career==
David Gauthier was born in [[Toronto]] on 10 September 1932. He was educated at the [[University of Toronto]] (B.A. (Hons.), 1954), [[Harvard University]] (A.M., 1955), and the [[University of Oxford]] (B.Phil., 1957; D.Phil., 1961).<ref name=CV/>

Gauthier taught at the [[University of Toronto]] from 1958 until 1980, when he joined the Department of Philosophy at the [[University of Pittsburgh]], where he remained for the rest of his career.

In the [[1962 Canadian federal election]], Gauthier ran as a candidate for the [[New Democratic Party]] in the riding of [[Eglinton (federal electoral district)#Election results|Eglinton]], in Toronto, placing third.

Gauthier also held visiting appointments at [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]], [[University of California, Berkeley|UC Berkeley]], [[Princeton University|Princeton]], [[University of California, Irvine|UC Irvine]], and the [[University of Waterloo]].

In 1979, he was elected a fellow of the [[Royal Society of Canada]] (F.R.S.C.). Asteroid [[15911 Davidgauthier]] (1997 TL21) was named in his honour.

Gauthier died on 9 November 2023, at the age of 91.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weinberg |first1=Justin |title=David Gauthier (1932–2023) |url=https://dailynous.com/2023/11/13/david-gauthier-1932-2023/ |access-date=14 November 2023 |publisher=Daily Nous |date=13 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=In Memoriam: David Gauthier (1932–2023) |url=https://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2023/11/in-memoriam-david-gauthier-1932-2023.html |website=Leiter Reports |access-date=14 November 2023 |date=12 November 2023}}</ref>