Dudley Shapere (May 27, 1928 - December 26, 2016) was an American philosopher and Reynolds Professor Emeritus of the Philosophy and History of Science at Wake Forest College.[1] He is known for his works on philosophy of science.[2][3][4][5]
Dudley Shapere | |
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| Born | May 27, 1928 |
| Died | December 26, 2016 (aged 92) |
| Education | Harvard University (PhD) |
| Spouse | Hannah Hardgrave |
| Parent(s) | Abraham Dudley Shapere (1892-1941) and Corinne Pupkin |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Institutions | Wake Forest College, Ohio State University, University of Chicago, University of Illinois, University of Maryland |
Main interests | philosophy of science |
Books
edit- Reason and the Search for Knowledge. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, Vol. 78. Dordrecht: D. Reidel Publishing Company 1984
- Philosophical Problems of Natural Science (ed.), Collier-Macmillan 1965
References
edit- ^ "Notes and News". The Journal of Philosophy. 63 (15): 447–451. 1966. ISSN 0022-362X.
- ^ Cox, Kevin (4 January 2017). "Reynolds Professor Emeritus Dudley Shapere". Inside WFU - news for faculty and staff.
- ^ "Obituary information for Dudley Shapere".
- ^ Harrison, Karey (1985). "Shapere, Dudley: "Reason and the Search for Knowledge"". Australasian Journal of Philosophy. 63 (4): 558–560.
- ^ Nickles, Thomas (June 1985). "Dudley Shapere, Reason and the Search for Knowledge. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, Vol. 78. Dordrecht: D. Reidel Publishing Company (1984), xiv + 438 pp. $59.50". Philosophy of Science. 52 (2): 310–312. doi:10.1086/289246. ISSN 0031-8248.
External links
edit- Shapere, Dudley (1964). "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions". The Philosophical Review. 73 (3): 383–394. doi:10.2307/2183664. ISSN 0031-8108.
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