Robert Merrihew Adams

Robert Merrihew Adams
Born	(1937-09-08)September 8, 1937 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	April 16, 2024(2024-04-16) (aged 86) Montgomery, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater	Princeton University Mansfield College, Oxford Princeton Theological Seminary Cornell University
Spouse	Marilyn McCord Adams ​ ​ (m. 1966; died 2017)​
Era	20th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Analytic
Doctoral students	Derk Pereboom
Main interests	Metaphysics philosophy of religion ethics
Notable ideas	Divine command theory

Robert Merrihew Adams FBA (September 8, 1937 – April 16, 2024) was an American analytic philosopher. He specialized in metaphysics, philosophy of religion, ethics, and the history of early modern philosophy.