 | A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject.(August 2023) |
James Woodward | |
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| Born | 1946 (age 78–79) |
| Education | |
| Education | University of Texas, Austin (PhD, 1977) |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy |
| Institutions | California Institute of Technology (1983-2010),University of Pittsburgh (2010-2022) |
| Main interests | Philosophy of science,Philosophy of biology,Philosophy of psychology,Moral Philosophy,Political Philosophy |
| Notable ideas | Interventionist account of causation |
James Francis Woodward (born 1946)[ citation needed ] is an American philosopher who works mainly in philosophy of science with particular emphasis on causation and scientific explanation. In addition,Woodward has published in moral and political philosophy as well as philosophy of psychology. Woodward is Professor Emeritus in History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh, [1] and was previously J.O. and Juliette Koepfli Professor of the Humanities at Caltech. [2]
