Dudley Shapere

Dudley Shapere
BornMay 27, 1928
DiedDecember 26, 2016 (aged 92)
SpouseHannah Hardgrave
Parent(s)Abraham Dudley Shapere (1892-1941) and Corinne Pupkin
Education
EducationHarvard University (PhD)
Philosophical work
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsWake Forest College, Ohio State University, University of Chicago, University of Illinois, University of Maryland
Main interestsphilosophy of science

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] He received the Quantrell Award.[6]

Books

  • 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

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