Editing Philosophy of Biology Ph.D. Programs

What follows is an unranked list of Ph.D. programs with strengths in philosophy of biology along with listings of the relevant faculty for each. The primary intended audience is prospective or current graduate students with interests in philosophy of biology who want to get the lay of the land by seeing who works where.

== Standards & Practices for this Wiki ==

# The criteria for program inclusion is just that a philosophy (or a history and philosophy of science) Ph.D. program have at least one full-time faculty member who self-identifies as a philosopher of biology.<ref>For the most part, free-standing Science & Technology Studies (or Science Studies) departments aren't listed. The rationale for this is that since this wiki's intended audience is prospective philosophy/HPS Ph.D. students, the assumption is that they aren't targeting STS programs. Of course, there are borderline cases, e.g., the University of Exeter's Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Philosophy; the University of Chicago's Committee on the Conceptual and Historical Studies of Science; and Arizona State University's Center for Biology and Society, all of which are listed.</ref>
# The standard of evidence required to make the list is an official (or personal) university-affiliated website of some kind&mdash;or a publicly-accessible CV&mdash;that lists philosophy of biology as a primary research interest.
# Philosophers who have made significant contributions to the philosophy of biology but who do not list phil bio as a current AOS/AOC are usually not listed.<ref>[http://www.pitt.edu/~pkmach/index.html Peter Machamer] and [http://www.hps.pitt.edu/profile/woodward.php James Woodward] at the University of Pittsburgh Department of History and Philosophy of Science are two examples.</ref> However, sometimes  philosophers' short web bios do not list philosophy of biology as an AOS, though their expanded bios or personal web pages do.<ref>[http://philosophy.ubc.ca/persons/john-beatty/ John Beatty] at the University of British Columbia is an example.</ref> This wiki simply reflects the self-reports of online faculty listings so as to avoid having to make judgment calls about who counts as a philosopher of biology in borderline cases. The rule of thumb is: someone counts if they say they count.
# Bioethics, environmental ethics, philosophy of neuroscience/cognitive science, philosophy of medicine, and history of biology&mdash;in and of themselves&mdash;are not counted as philosophy of biology, though philosophers of biology with those interests are listed.
# <strong>This is a wiki, so anyone can contribute</strong>. If programs or faculty have been overlooked&mdash;which is assuredly the case&mdash;you are encouraged to make changes. Also, information will date quickly&mdash;especially, e.g., links to pdf CVs since their filenames often contain the (approximate) dates of creation, which change&mdash;so by all means help keep things up to date. Questions, comments, ideas? Let me know at [mailto:shamiller@ucdavis.edu shamiller@ucdavis.edu].

== Ph.D. Programs ==

Unless otherwise specified, all programs are in philosophy departments.

=== [http://philrsss.anu.edu.au/ Australian National University] ===

* Benjamin J. Fraser // [http://philrsss.anu.edu.au/profile/ben-fraser website], [http://philpapers.org/profile/29688 PhilPapers]
* Kim Sterelny // [http://philrsss.anu.edu.au/profile/kim-sterelny website], [http://philpapers.org/s/kim%20sterelny PhilPapers]

=== [http://www.bu.edu/philo/ Boston University] ===

* Tian Yu Cao // [http://www.bu.edu/philo/people/faculty/full-time/tian-yu-cao/ website], [http://philpapers.org/s/Tian%20Yu%20Cao PhilPapers]
* Russell Powell // [http://www.bu.edu/philo/people/faculty/full-time/russell-powell/ website], [http://www.bu.edu/philo/files/2014/11/Powell-CV-October-2014.pdf CV], [http://philpapers.org/profile/36621 PhilPapers]

=== [http://www.gc.cuny.edu/Page-Elements/Academics-Research-Centers-Initiatives/Doctoral-Programs/Philosophy/Philosophy City University of New York Graduate Center] ===

* Peter Godfrey-Smith // website [http://www.gc.cuny.edu/Page-Elements/Academics-Research-Centers-Initiatives/Doctoral-Programs/Philosophy/Faculty-Bios/Peter-Godfrey-Smith 1], [http://petergodfreysmith.com/ 2], [http://petergodfreysmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/PGS_CV_2014.pdf CV], [http://philpapers.org/s/Peter%20Godfrey-Smith PhilPapers]
* Massimo Pigliucci // website [http://www.gc.cuny.edu/Page-Elements/Academics-Research-Centers-Initiatives/Doctoral-Programs/Philosophy/Faculty-Bios/Massimo-Pigliucci 1], [https://sites.google.com/site/platofootnote/ 2], [http://philpapers.org/profile/18951 PhilPapers]
* Thomas Teufel // [http://www.gc.cuny.edu/Page-Elements/Academics-Research-Centers-Initiatives/Doctoral-Programs/Philosophy/Faculty-Bios/Thomas-Teufel website], [http://philpapers.org/profile/30896 PhilPapers]

=== [http://philosophy.columbia.edu/ Columbia University] ===

*  Philip Kitcher<ref>Though he does not list philosophy of biology as a current AOS, Kitcher writes on his faculty profile page--accessed 2014-11-18--that he is willing to work with philosophy of biology graduate students.</ref> // website [http://philosophy.columbia.edu/directories/faculty/philip-kitcher 1], [http://www.columbia.edu/~psk16/ 2], [http://www.columbia.edu/~psk16/vita2003.htm CV], [http://philpapers.org/s/philip%20kitcher PhilPapers]

=== [http://philosophy.duke.edu Duke University] ===

* Robert N. Brandon // [http://philosophy.duke.edu/people?Gurl=&Uil=1533&subpage=profile website], [http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Philosophy/faculty/rbrandon/cv.html CV], [http://philpapers.org/s/robert%20brandon PhilPapers]
* Alexander Rosenberg // website [http://philosophy.duke.edu/people?Gurl=&Uil=1531&subpage=profile 1], [http://people.duke.edu/~alexrose/ 2], [http://people.duke.edu/~alexrose/cv.html CV], [http://philpapers.org/s/alexander%20rosenberg PhilPapers]
* Dan McShea // website [http://philosophy.duke.edu/people?Gurl=&Uil=684&subpage=profile 1], [http://sites.duke.edu/mcshearesearch/ 2], [http://philpapers.org/s/dan%20mcshea PhilPapers]

=== [http://philosophy.fsu.edu/ Florida State University] ===

* James Justus // [http://philosophy.fsu.edu/content/view/full/35712 website], [http://philosophy.fsu.edu/People/Faculty/Faculty-Publications/Justus-CV CV], [http://philpapers.org/profile/9961 PhilPapers]
* Michael Ruse // [http://philosophy.fsu.edu/content/view/full/35805 website], [http://philosophy.fsu.edu/content/download/82668/878838/RuseCV.pdf CV], [http://philpapers.org/profile/9969 PhilPapers]

=== [http://www.indiana.edu/~phil/ Indiana University (History and Philosophy of Science)] ===

* Colin Allen // website [http://www.indiana.edu/~hpscdept/people/allen.shtml 1], [http://mypage.iu.edu/~colallen/ 2], [http://philpapers.org/profile/2956 PhilPapers]
* Sander Gliboff // [http://www.indiana.edu/~hpscdept/people/gliboff.shtml website], [http://philpapers.org/s/sander%20gliboff PhilPapers]
* Elisabeth Lloyd // website [http://www.indiana.edu/~hpscdept/people/lloyd.shtml 1], [http://mypage.iu.edu/~ealloyd/ 2], [http://mypage.iu.edu/~ealloyd/AdditionalInfo.htm CV], [http://philpapers.org/profile/10047 PhilPapers]

=== [http://www.philosophy.ualberta.ca/ University of Alberta] ===

* Ingo Brigandt // [http://www.ualberta.ca/~brigandt/ website], [http://www.ualberta.ca/~brigandt/Brigandt_CV.pdf CV], [http://philpapers.org/profile/637 PhilPapers]
* Robert A. Wilson // [http://www.artsrn.ualberta.ca/raw/ website], [http://www.artsrn.ualberta.ca/raw/cvmar13.pdf CV], [http://philpapers.org/profile/1320 PhilPapers]

=== [http://www.bristol.ac.uk/philosophy/ University of Bristol] ===

* Samir Okasha // [http://www.bristol.ac.uk/school-of-arts/people/samir-okasha/overview.html website], [http://philpapers.org/profile/6691 PhilPapers]

=== [http://philosophy.ubc.ca/ University of British Columbia] ===

* John Beatty // website [http://philosophy.ubc.ca/persons/john-beatty/ 1], [http://faculty.arts.ubc.ca/jbeatty/ 2], [http://faculty.arts.ubc.ca/jbeatty/Final%20Files/JBeattyCV.pdf CV], [http://philpapers.org/profile/10554 PhilPapers]
* Margaret Schabas // website [http://philosophy.ubc.ca/persons/margaret-schabas/ 1], [http://faculty.arts.ubc.ca/mschabas/ 2], [http://faculty.arts.ubc.ca/mschabas/CVschabas.pdf CV], [http://philpapers.org/s/margaret%20schabas PhilPapers]
* Christopher Stephens // website [http://philosophy.ubc.ca/persons/chris-stephens/ 1], [http://faculty.arts.ubc.ca/cstephens/Chris_Stephens_Website/Home_Page.html 2], [http://faculty.arts.ubc.ca/cstephens/Chris_Stephens_Website/CV.html CV], [http://philpapers.org/profile/36197 PhilPapers]

=== [http://phil.ucalgary.ca/ University of Calgary] ===

* Megan Delehanty // [http://phil.ucalgary.ca/philosophy/people/delehanty.html website], [http://philpapers.org/profile/10566 PhilPapers]
* Marc Ereshefsky // website [http://phil.ucalgary.ca/philosophy/people/ereshefs.html 1], [http://people.ucalgary.ca/~ereshefs/ 2] [http://phil.ucalgary.ca/profiles/215-28363/marc-ereshefsky-cv.pdf CV], [http://philpapers.org/profile/10567 PhilPapers]
* C Kenneth Waters // [https://apps.cla.umn.edu/directory/items/cv/295233.pdf CV], [http://philpapers.org/s/c.%20kenneth%20waters PhilPapers]

=== [http://philosophy.ucdavis.edu University of California, Davis] ===

* James R. Griesemer // website [http://philosophy.ucdavis.edu/people/jrgriese 1], [http://jrgriesemerucdavis.wordpress.com 2], [http://philbiolab.net 3], [http://jrgriesemerucdavis.wordpress.com/resume/ CV], [http://philpapers.org/asearch.pl?categorizerOn=&sqc=&publishedOnly=&strict=1&freeOnly=&newWindow=on&sort=relevance&filterByAreas=&proOnly=on&langFilter=&searchStr=Griesemer%2C%20James%20R%2E&onlineOnly=&author=Griesemer%2C%20James%20R%2E&showCategories=on&hideAbstracts=&search_header=search_header%2Ehtml&filterMode=keywords& PhilPapers]
* Roberta L. Millstein // website [http://philosophy.ucdavis.edu/people/rlmillst 1], [http://rlm.net 2], [http://philbiolab.net 3], [http://home.comcast.net/~rmillstein1/cv.html CV], [http://philpapers.org/profile/634 PhilPapers]

=== [http://www.lps.uci.edu/ University of California, Irvine (Logic and Philosophy of Science)] ===

* Simon Huttegger // [http://faculty.sites.uci.edu/shuttegg/ website], [http://faculty.sites.uci.edu/shuttegg/files/2011/03/VitaSimon.pdf CV], [http://philpapers.org/s/simon%20huttegger PhilPapers]
* Cailin O'Conner // [http://uci.academia.edu/CailinOConnor website], [http://uci.academia.edu/CailinOConnor/CurriculumVitae CV], [http://philpapers.org/profile/34003 PhilPapers]
* P. Kyle Stanford // [http://faculty.sites.uci.edu/pkylestanford/ website], [http://faculty.sites.uci.edu/pkylestanford/curiculum-vitae/ CV], [http://philpapers.org/s/p%20kyle%20stanford PhilPapers]

=== [http://philosophy.ucsd.edu/ University of California, San Diego] ===

* William Bechtel // [http://mechanism.ucsd.edu/~bill/ website], [http://philpapers.org/s/william%20bechtel PhilPapers] 

=== [http://www.artsci.uc.edu/departments/philosophy.html University of Cincinnati] ===

* Koffi N. Maglo // [http://www.artsci.uc.edu/departments/philosophy/fac_staff.html?eid=maglokn&thecomp=uceprof website], [http://philpapers.org/s/Koffi%20N.%20Maglo PhilPapers]
* Thomas W. Polger // website [http://www.artsci.uc.edu/departments/philosophy/fac_staff.html?eid=polgertw&thecomp=uceprof 1], [http://homepages.uc.edu/~polgertw/_www/Home.html 2], [http://homepages.uc.edu/~polgertw/_www/CV.html CV], [http://philpapers.org/profile/25881 PhilPapers]
* Angela Potochnik // website [http://www.artsci.uc.edu/departments/philosophy/fac_staff.html?eid=potochaa&thecomp=uceprof 1], [http://homepages.uc.edu/~potochaa/ 2], [http://homepages.uc.edu/~potochaa/cv.html CV], [http://philpapers.org/profile/18436 PhilPapers]
* Robert C. Richardson // [http://www.artsci.uc.edu/departments/philosophy/fac_staff.html?eid=richards&thecomp=uceprof website], [http://philpapers.org/s/Robert%20C.%20Richardson PhilPapers]
* Robert A. Skipper, Jr. // website [http://www.artsci.uc.edu/departments/philosophy/fac_staff.html?eid=skippera&thecomp=uceprof 1], [http://www.robertskipper.net/ 2], [http://philpapers.org/s/robert%20a%20skipper PhilPapers]

=== [http://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/sociology/ University of Exeter (Sociology, Philosophy and Anthropology)] ===

* John Dupre // [http://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/sociology/staff/dupre/ website], [http://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/media/universityofexeter/collegeofsocialsciencesandinternationalstudies/staffdocuments/duprecv.pdf CV], [http://philpapers.org/profile/44628 PhilPapers]
* Sabina Leonelli // [http://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/sociology/staff/leonelli/ website], [http://philpapers.org/profile/34339 PhilPapers]
* Staffan Muller-Willie // [http://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/sociology/staff/mueller-wille/ website], [http://philpapers.org/s/Staffan%20M%C3%BCller-Wille PhilPapers]

=== [http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/info/20048/philosophy/ University of Leeds] ===

* Gregory Radick // website [http://www.leeds.ac.uk/arts/profile/20048/441/gregory_radick 1], [http://www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~phlgmr/ 2], [http://philpapers.org/s/gregory%20radick PhilPapers]

=== [http://www.philosophy.umd.edu/ University of Maryland, College Park] ===

* Lindley Darden // website [http://www.philosophy.umd.edu/people/darden 1], [http://faculty.philosophy.umd.edu/LDarden/ 2], [http://faculty.philosophy.umd.edu/LDarden/vitaDardenSept13forweb.pdf CV], [http://philpapers.org/s/lindley%20darden PhilPapers]
* Erin Eaker // [http://www.philosophy.umd.edu/people/eaker website], [http://www.philosophy.umd.edu/sites/philosophy.umd.edu/files/Eaker/Erin%20Eaker%20CV_Sept%2013%202013.pdf CV]
* Aidan Lyon // website [http://www.philosophy.umd.edu/people/lyon 1], [http://aidanlyon.com/ 2], [http://aidanlyon.com/cv CV], [http://philpapers.org/profile/3862 PhilPapers]

=== [http://www.philosophy.umn.edu/ University of Minnesota, Twin Cities]<ref>Some of the Resident Fellows at the [http://www.mcps.umn.edu/ Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science] also have philosophy of biology interests.</ref> ===

* Alan C. Love // website [http://www.philosophy.umn.edu/people/FacultyProfile.php?UID=aclove 1], [https://sites.google.com/a/umn.edu/aclove/home 2], [https://sites.google.com/a/umn.edu/aclove/cv CV], [http://philpapers.org/s/alan%20love PhilPapers]
* William C Wimsatt (part-time appointment) // [http://www.philosophy.umn.edu/people/FacultyProfile.php?UID=wwim website], [http://philpapers.org/s/william%20c%20wimsatt PhilPapers]

=== [https://philosophy.nd.edu/ University of Notre Dame] ===

* Grant Ramsey // website [https://philosophy.nd.edu/people/faculty/grant-ramsey/ 1], [http://www.theramseylab.org/ 2], [http://philpapers.org/profile/54027 PhilPapers]
* A. Edward Manier (emeritus) // [http://reilly.nd.edu/people/reilly-fellows/a-edward-manier/ website], [http://philpapers.org/s/Edward%20Manier PhilPapers]

=== [http://philosophy.sas.upenn.edu/ University of Pennsylvania] ===

* Karen Detlefsen // [http://philosophy.sas.upenn.edu/faculty/detlefsen  website], [http://philosophy.sas.upenn.edu/sites/www.phil.upenn.edu/files/Detlefsen%20CV.pdf CV], [http://philpapers.org/profile/10967 PhilPapers]
* Quayshawn Spencer // website [http://philosophy.sas.upenn.edu/bio/spencer 1], [https://sites.google.com/site/qnjspencer/ 2], [https://sites.google.com/site/qnjspencer/curriculum-vitae CV], [http://philpapers.org/profile/6707 PhilPapers]
* Michael Weisberg // website [http://philosophy.sas.upenn.edu/faculty/weisberg 1], [http://www.phil.upenn.edu/~weisberg/Homepage/Home.html 2], [http://www.phil.upenn.edu/~weisberg/Homepage/CV.html CV], [http://philpapers.org/profile/81 PhilPapers]

=== [http://www.hps.pitt.edu/ University of Pittsburgh (History & Philosophy of Science)] ===

* James G. Lennox // [http://www.hps.pitt.edu/profile/lennox.php website], [http://www.hps.pitt.edu/documents/Lennox.CV.2012.pdf CV], [http://philpapers.org/s/James%20G.%20Lennox PhilPapers]
* Sandra Mitchell // website [http://www.hps.pitt.edu/profile/mitchell.php 1], [http://www.pitt.edu/~smitchel/ 2], [http://philpapers.org/s/sandra%20mitchell PhilPapers]
* Kenneth F. Schaffner // website [http://www.hps.pitt.edu/profile/schaffner.php 1], [http://www.pitt.edu/~kfs/ 2], [http://philpapers.org/profile/32313 PhilPapers]

=== [http://sydney.edu.au/arts/philosophy/ University of Sydney] ===

* David Braddon-Mitchell // [http://sydney.edu.au/arts/philosophy/staff/profiles/dbm.braddon-mitchell.php website], [http://philpapers.org/profile/8599 PhilPapers]
* Paul Griffiths // [http://sydney.edu.au/arts/philosophy/staff/profiles/paul.griffiths.php website], [http://philpapers.org/asearch.pl?strict=1&searchStr=Griffiths,%20Paul%20E.&filterMode=authors PhilPapers]
* John Matthewson // [http://sydney.edu.au/arts/philosophy/staff/profiles/john.matthewson.php website], [http://philpapers.org/profile/43 PhilPapers]
* Maureen O'Malley // [http://sydney.edu.au/arts/philosophy/staff/profiles/maureen.omalley.php website], [http://philpapers.org/s/Maureen%20O%27Malley PhilPapers]

=== [http://www.philosophy.utoronto.ca/ University of Toronto] ===

* Ronald de Sousa (emeritus) // website [http://www.philosophy.utoronto.ca/directory/ronald-de-sousa/ 1], [http://homes.chass.utoronto.ca/~sousa/ 2], [http://philpapers.org/profile/14678 PhilPapers]
* Mohan Matthen // website [http://www.philosophy.utoronto.ca/directory/mohan-matthen/ 1], [http://individual.utoronto.ca/matthen/Site/Mohan_Matthen.html 2], [http://philpapers.org/profile/1544 PhilPapers]
* Paul Thompson // website [http://www.philosophy.utoronto.ca/directory/paul-thompson/ 1], [http://individual.utoronto.ca/paul_thompson/Paul_Thompson/Home_Page.html 2], [http://individual.utoronto.ca/paul_thompson/Paul_Thompson/Curriculum_Vitae.html CV], [http://philpapers.org/s/R%20PAUL%20THOMPSON PhilPapers]
* Denis Walsh // [http://www.philosophy.utoronto.ca/directory/denis-walsh/ website], [http://philpapers.org/s/denis%20walsh PhilPapers]

=== [http://philosophy.utah.edu/ University of Utah] ===

* Stephen M. Downes // [http://philosophy.utah.edu/profile.php?unid=u0031428 website], [http://philpapers.org/profile/11161 PhilPapers]
* Matt Haber // [http://philosophy.utah.edu/profile.php?unid=u0533545 website], [http://philpapers.org/profile/28667 PhilPapers]
* Jacob Stegenga // website [http://philosophy.utah.edu/profile.php?unid=u0851108 1], [http://individual.utoronto.ca/jstegenga/Site/Welcome.html 2], [http://philpapers.org/profile/14143 PhilPapers]
* James Tabery // [http://philosophy.utah.edu/profile.php?unid=u0578517 website], [http://philpapers.org/s/james%20tabery PhilPapers]

=== [http://www.uwo.ca/philosophy/ University of Western Ontario] ===
* Gillian Barker // [http://www.uwo.ca/philosophy/people/barker.html website], [http://philpapers.org/profile/4278 PhilPapers]
* Eric Desjardins // [http://www.uwo.ca/philosophy/people/desjardins.html website], [http://philpapers.org/s/eric%20Desjardins PhilPapers]
* Devin Henry // [http://www.uwo.ca/philosophy/people/henry.html website], [http://philpapers.org/profile/11238 PhilPapers]

=== [http://philosophy.wisc.edu University of Wisconsin-Madison] ===

* Elliott Sober // [http://philosophy.wisc.edu/sober/ website], [http://philpapers.org/profile/11265 PhilPapers]

=== [https://philosophy.artsci.wustl.edu/ Washington University in St. Louis] ===

* Carl F. Craver // website [https://philosophy.artsci.wustl.edu/people/Carl_Craver 1], [https://pages.wustl.edu/cfcraver 2], [http://philpapers.org/s/carl%20craver PhilPapers]
* Anya Plutynski [https://philosophy.artsci.wustl.edu/people/anya-plutynski website], [http://philpapers.org/profile/7066 PhilPapers]

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