Alan Chalmers
Author of What Is This Thing Called Science?
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- Canonical name
- Chalmers, Alan
- Legal name
- Chalmers, Alan Francis
- Other names
- Chalmers, AF
- Birthdate
- 1939-11-08
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
Australia - Birthplace
- Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
London, England, United Kingdom
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - Education
- University of Bristol (BSc | Physics )
University of Manchester (MSc | Physics)
University of London (PhD | History and Philosophy of Science)
University of Sydney (Post-doc | History and Philosophy of Science) - Occupations
- philosopher
professor
philosopher of science - Organizations
- University of Sydney
Flinders University
University of Pittsburgh - Awards and honors
- Fellow, Australian Academy of the Humanities (1997)
Centenary Medal (2003)
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What Is This Thing Called Science? by Alan F. Chalmers
Served as a first-year optional text for my course Science: History and Culture a quarter-century ago.
My formal education ended before the heyday of Feyerabend, so I found this 3rd edition (1999) to be a useful way to survey recent developments in the philosophy of science. (Fully 40-50% of Chalmer's bibliography is now dated AFTER my degree.) Written in an accessible, conversational style, it provides a good overview of recent developments in the field.
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AsYouKnow_Bob | 7 other reviews | Aug 9, 2008 |
AsYouKnow_Bob | 7 other reviews | Aug 9, 2008 | Kompakte, übersichtliche Einführung in die Wissenschaftstheorie - und sogar recht unterhaltsam zu lesen! Vieles erinnert mich an mein Physik-Studium ...
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