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Philip Kitcher

Philosophy of Science

Philip Stuart Kitcher is a British philosopher who is the John Dewey professor emeritus of philosophy at Columbia University. He specializes in the philosophy of science, the philosophy of biology, and the philosophy of mathematics, and, more recently, in pragmatism.

Facts
Birth Year
1947 1
Defining Moment
Awarded the inaugural Prometheus Prize of the American Philosophical Association in 2006 1
Birth Date
1947-02-20 1
Notable Publication
Abusing Science: The Case Against Creationism (1982) 1
Office Held
Past president of the American Philosophical Association 1
Birthplace
London, England 1
Tradition
Analytic philosophy, pragmatism 1
Tradition
Tradition (category)
Analytic 1
Tradition (category)
Pragmatism 1
Classification
Nationality
United Kingdom 1
Connections

In Branch

Bioethics, Branches of Philosophy
Source Wikipedia: Philip Kitcher
Philosophy of Biology, Branches of Philosophy
Source Wikipedia: Philip Kitcher
Philosophy of Mathematics, Branches of Philosophy
Source Wikipedia: Philip Kitcher
Philosophy of Science, Branches of Philosophy
Source Wikipedia: Philip Kitcher

In Tradition

Analytic Philosophy, Schools of Philosophy
Pragmatism, Schools of Philosophy
In the Other Atlases

Nationality

United Kingdom

Also in History Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Originated In

United Kingdom

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Source Wikipedia: Philip KitcherLead sentence 1
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Philip Stuart Kitcher (born 20 February 1947) is a British philosopher who is the John Dewey professor emeritus of philosophy at Columbia University.
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1. Wikipedia: Philip Kitcher
  • Lead paragraph, birth year
    20 February 1947
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1947-02-20
  • Infobox, birth_place
    London, England
  • Infobox, school_tradition
    Analytic philosophy pragmatism
  • Books
    Abusing Science: The Case Against Creationism. MIT Press, 1982
  • Life and career, Prometheus Prize sentence
    he was awarded the inaugural Prometheus Prize from the American Philosophical Association in 2006
  • Lead section
    is a British philosopher
  • Life and career, past president sentence
    Kitcher is past president of the American Philosophical Association
  • In Branch: Philosophy of Science, Infobox: main_interests
    Philosophy of science, philosophy of biology, bioethics, philosophy of mathematics
  • In Branch: Philosophy of Biology, Infobox: main_interests
    Philosophy of science, philosophy of biology, bioethics, philosophy of mathematics
  • In Branch: Bioethics, Infobox: main_interests
    Philosophy of science, philosophy of biology, bioethics, philosophy of mathematics
  • In Branch: Philosophy of Mathematics, Infobox: main_interests
    Philosophy of science, philosophy of biology, bioethics, philosophy of mathematics
  • In Group: Pragmatist Philosophy Of Science, Infobox: school_tradition
    Analytic philosophy, pragmatism
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Wikidata: Philip Kitcher
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