Michael Craig Weisberg (born October 20, 1976) is an American philosopher of science, currently Bess W. Heyman President's Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also serves as Deputy Director of Perry World House, directs the Galápagos Education and Research Alliance, and is a Non-resident Senior Advisor for the International Peace Institute. Professor Weisberg is a Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
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| Born | October 20, 1976 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of California, San Diego Stanford University |
| Notable work | Simulation and Similarity: Using Models to Understand the World (2013) |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania |
| Thesis | When less is more: Tradeoffs and idealization in model-building (2003) |
| Doctoral advisor | Peter Godfrey-Smith |
Main interests | Philosophy of science |
Education and career
editWeisberg earned both a B.S. in chemistry and a B.A. in philosophy in 1999 from the University of California, San Diego,[1] where he studied with Philip Kitcher. He earned his Ph.D. in philosophy in 2003 at Stanford University under the supervision of Peter Godfrey-Smith.[1] He has taught at the University of Pennsylvania since 2003.
Weisberg is the editor-in-chief of the peer-reviewed journal Biology and Philosophy.[2]
Philosophical work
editWeisberg is known for his research in philosophy of science, especially the relationship between idealization and the use of models in biology and chemistry, as well as his work in social ecology and global climate policy.[3] He has also studied public understanding of science.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Department of Philosophy" (PDF). upenn.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 25, 2020.
- ^ "Michael Weisberg". University of Pennsylvania.
- ^ "Michael Weisberg". University of Pennsylvania Department of Philosophy. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
- ^ "Bill Nye and Ken Ham Debated Creationism—But Did They Change Anyone's Mind?". National Geographic. 2014-02-05. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
External links
edit- Personal faculty website
- Michael Weisberg publications indexed by Google Scholar
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