James Ladyman

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James Ladyman is a philosopher of science, and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bristol. [1] He is a current Associate Editor of Elsevier's Studies in History and Philosophy of Science , [2] having been an Editor-in-Chief of Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics until it was retired as a separate journal in 2021. [3] He has previously served as President of the British Society for the Philosophy of Science, [4] and past Editor of the British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. [5] He is best known for his work on Structural realism (philosophy of science), and especially Ontic Structural Realism. [6] [7] [8] He has published multiple books, including Understanding Philosophy of Science (2002), [9] [10] [11] Every Thing Must Go: Metaphysics Naturalised with Don Ross (2007), [12] [13] [14] Materialism: A Philosophical Enquiry with Robin Gordon Brown (2019), [15] [16] and What is a Complex System with Karoline Wiesner (2022). [17] [18]

References

  1. ↑ "Professor James Ladyman - Our People". www.bristol.ac.uk. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
  2. ↑ "Editorial board - Studies in History and Philosophy of Science | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
  3. ↑ "Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics | Journal | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
  4. ↑ "BSPS Committee". BSPS. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
  5. ↑ "About | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science". Oxford Academic. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
  6. ↑ Ladyman, James (2023), "Structural Realism", in Zalta, Edward N.; Nodelman, Uri (eds.), The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2023 ed.), Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University, retrieved 2025-11-30
  7. ↑ Ladyman, James (1998-09-01). "What is structural realism?". Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A. 29 (3): 409–424. Bibcode:1998SHPSA..29..409L. doi:10.1016/S0039-3681(98)80129-5. ISSN   0039-3681.
  8. ↑ Frigg, Roman; Votsis, Ioannis (2011-05-01). "Everything you always wanted to know about structural realism but were afraid to ask". European Journal for Philosophy of Science. 1 (2): 227–276. doi:10.1007/s13194-011-0025-7. ISSN   1879-4920.
  9. ↑ Ladyman, James (2012-08-06). "Understanding Philosophy of Science". Taylor & Francis. doi:10.4324/9780203463680. ISBN   978-1-134-59791-8. Archived from the original on 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
  10. ↑ "Understanding Philosophy of Science". Five Books. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
  11. ↑ Mumford, S. (2003-03-01). "Review: Understanding Philosophy of Science". Mind. 112 (446): 353–355. doi:10.1093/mind/112.446.353. ISSN   0026-4423.
  12. ↑ James, Ladyman; Don, Ross; with John Collier, and David Spurrett (2007-06-01). "Every Thing Must Go: Metaphysics Naturalized". OUP Academic. doi:10.1093/acprof:o (inactive 3 December 2025). Archived from the original on 2025-09-18. Retrieved 2025-12-01.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of December 2025 (link)
  13. ↑ Dorr, Cian (2010-06-16). "Review of Every Thing Must Go: Metaphysics Naturalized". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. ISSN   1538-1617.
  14. ↑ McCall, Bradford (2009-05-01). "James Ladyman and Don Ross, Every Thing Must Go: Metaphysics Naturalized". Minds and Machines. 19 (2): 289–291. doi:10.1007/s11023-009-9145-7. ISSN   1572-8641.
  15. ↑ "Materialism: A Historical and Philosophical Inquiry". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
  16. ↑ Beni, Majid D. (2021-01-11). "Brown and Ladyman, Materialism // Reviewed by Majid D Beni". BSPS. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
  17. ↑ "What Is a Complex System?". Yale University Press. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
  18. ↑ Kinney, David (2021-06-07). "Ladyman and Wiesner, What Is a Complex System?' | David Kinney | BJPS Review of Books". BSPS. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
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