This guy looks promising. I'm totally checking him out.
Opening paragraph of one of his 2008 papers:
...That correct reasoning accords with Bayesian principles is now so widely held in philosophy, psychology, computer science, and elsewhere that the contrary is beginning to seem obtuse, or at best quaint. And that rational agents should learn about the world from energies striking sensory inputs - nerves in people - seems beyond question.
I like this guy already. :)
Based on a sample size of three (Pearl, Yudkowsky & Drescher), it appears that AI researchers can do quite well when they turn significant attention to philosophy. Are there other examples of this? I'm thinking of people who are primarily AI researchers, but have also done long, serious work in philosophy.