Dudley Shapere

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Dudley Shapere
BornMay 27, 1928
DiedDecember 26, 2016 (aged 92)
Education Harvard University (PhD)
SpouseHannah 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

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]

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References

  1. "Notes and News". The Journal of Philosophy. 63 (15): 447–451. 1966. ISSN   0022-362X.
  2. Cox, Kevin (4 January 2017). "Reynolds Professor Emeritus Dudley Shapere". Inside WFU - news for faculty and staff.
  3. "Obituary information for Dudley Shapere".
  4. Harrison, Karey (1985). "Shapere, Dudley: "Reason and the Search for Knowledge"". Australasian Journal of Philosophy. 63 (4): 558–560.
  5. 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.