Frederick Eberhardt (philosopher)

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Fredrick Eberhardt
Born1978
Education London School of Economics (BS), Carnegie Mellon University (MS, PhD)
Era 21st-century philosophy
Region Western philosophy
Institutions California Institute of Technology, Washington University in St. Louis
Main interests
philosophy of science
Website http://www.its.caltech.edu/~fehardt/index.html

Fredrick Eberhardt (born 1978) is an American philosopher and professor of philosophy at the California Institute of Technology. Previously he was a faculty member in the Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology program at Washington University in St. Louis. [1] [2] Eberhardt is known for his works on philosophy of science. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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