▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁– ▁January ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁phil os opher ▁and ▁holder ▁of ▁an ▁end owed ▁chair ▁in ▁philosophy ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame . ▁His ▁daughter ▁is ▁writer ▁T asha ▁Alexander . ▁ ▁Work ▁Gut ting ▁was ▁an ▁expert ▁on ▁the ▁phil os opher ▁Michel ▁Fou ca ult ▁and ▁an ▁editor ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁Philosoph ical ▁Re views . ▁Through ▁his ▁publications ▁in ▁such ▁media ▁out lets ▁as ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁and ▁The ▁Stone , ▁he ▁adopted ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁a ▁public ▁intellectual . ▁He ▁de alt ▁with ▁both ▁contin ental ▁and ▁analyt ic ▁philosophy ▁and ▁had ▁written ▁on ▁brid ging ▁the ▁analyt ic - cont inental ▁divide . ▁ ▁Books ▁ ▁T alk ing ▁God : ▁Philosoph ers ▁on ▁Bel ief , ▁W . ▁W . ▁N orton ▁& ▁Company , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁ ▁What ▁Philosoph y ▁Can ▁Do , ▁W . ▁W . ▁N orton ▁& ▁Company , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁ ▁Th inking ▁the ▁Im possible : ▁French ▁Philosoph y ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Oxford ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁ ▁What ▁Philosoph ers ▁Know : ▁Case ▁Studies ▁in ▁Rec ent ▁Anal yt ic ▁Philosoph y , ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ ▁Fou ca ult : ▁A ▁Very ▁Short ▁Introduction , ▁Oxford ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁ ▁French