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Philosophy of Biology Graduate Programs</div>
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This wiki provides an unranked list of Ph.D. and terminal M.A. programs that have strengths in philosophy of biology. '''Since it's a wiki, [[#How to Contribute|you can edit it]], so please do'''. The primary intended audience is prospective and current graduate students with interests in philosophy of biology who want to get the lay of the land by seeing who works where and on what. Follow us on [http://twitter.com/philwikinet Twitter] and keep us appraised of comings and goings at graduate programs by emailing [mailto:shamiller@ucdavis.edu shamiller@ucdavis.edu]. All content on this site is available under a [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License]. Find us on [https://www.facebook.com/philwiki.net Facebook].
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== Note to Prospective Graduate Students ==
The purpose of this wiki is to aid your search for philosophy of biology graduate programs that suit your tastes. It does so in two waysby:
* By listing Listing as many philosophy of biology graduate programs as possible.* By making Making research into those programs more efficient and convenient by identifying the relevant philosophy of biology faculty and providing easy access to their bios, research interests, CVs, partial publication lists, etc.
However, while this site may be where your research into programs starts, it decidedly should not be where it ends. You need to dig around and do your due diligence—e.g., contact people within the programs<ref>This site is not in the business of giving prospective students advice—on how to select programs or anything else—but it can be very helpful and illuminating to contact graduate students currently enrolled in departments you are considering and asking if they would be willing to share their impressions of and experience in the programs. The worst that can happen is that they say 'no'. Of course, what they share must be taken with a grain of salt since everyone's experiences differ, and disgruntled students will paint a radically different picture than contented ones. For that reason, seeking out multiple sources can be worthwhile.</ref>—in order to put yourself in the best possible position to make an informed decision about where to apply. Good luck!
** Ph.D. 1992 Cornell University (with Cognitive Studies minor)
:: - Thesis: [http://www.worldcat.org/title/individualism-psychological-explanation-and-mental-representation/oclc/63527249&referer=brief_results Individualism, psychological explanation, and mental representation]
:: - Advisor: Sydney Shoemaker
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:: - Thesis: [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/6698407 Explanation and scientific inference]
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=== University of Western Ontario ===
[http://hiw.kuleuven.be/eng/ Department Website]
* '''Grant Ramsey''' | [http://www.theramseylab.org/ Website] | [http://www.theramseylab.org/ramsey-cv.pdf CV] | [http://philpapers.org/profile/54027 PhilPapers]
** Specialties: Philosophy of biology, fitness (via website)the conceptual foundations of evolutionary theory, the study of human and non-human animal behavior, the moral emotions, and the automated text mining of scientific literature.
** Ph.D. 2007 Duke University
:: - Thesis: [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/297444850 Culture From Infrahumans to Humans: Essays in the Philosophy of Biology]
=== Indiana University (History and Philosophy of Science) ===
[http://www.indiana.edu/~hpscdept/ Department Website] [http://philbio.net/docs/apa-indianaHPS.pdf | Entry in APA Guide]
* '''Sander Gliboff''' | [http://www.indiana.edu/~hpscdept/people/gliboff.shtml Website] | [http://philpapers.org/s/sander%20gliboff PhilPapers]
** Willing to work with new students? Yes
** Ph.D. 2005 University of Pittsburgh (HPS)
:: - Thesis: [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/762106064 Co-option, homology, Explaining evolutionary innovation and novelty in the evolution : A historical and philosophical study of gene expression patterns in the sea urchin genus Heliocidarisbiological concepts]
:: - Advisor: James Lennox
* '''William C. Wimsatt''' (part-time appointment, Fall semesters) | [http://www.philosophy.umn.edu/people/FacultyProfile.php?UID=wwim Website] | [http://philpapers.org/s/william%20c%20wimsatt PhilPapers]
** Specialties: history and philosophy of biology, cultural evolution, evolutionary developmental biology, complex systems
** Willing to work with new students? Yes
=== University of Missouri ===
[https://philosophy.missouri.edu/ Department Website] [http://philbio.net/docs/apa-missouri.pdf | Entry in APA Guide] | [[University of Missouri | Additional Program Information]]
* '''Andre Ariew''' | [https://philosophy.missouri.edu/index.php/people/15-/29-andre-ariew Website] | [https://philosophy.missouri.edu/images/documents/Ariewcv.pdf CV] | [http://philpapers.org/s/andre%20ariew PhilPapers]
** Ph.D. 1997 University of Arizona
:: - Advisor: Robert Cummins
* '''Paul Weirich''' | [https://web.missouri.edu/~weirichp/ Website] | [https://web.missouri.edu/~weirichp/WeirichCV.pdf CV]
** Specialties: Decision theory and game theory
** Ph.D. 1977 UCLA
:: - Advisor: Tyler Burge
* '''Andrew Melnyk''' | [https://missouri.academia.edu/AndrewMelnyk Website] | [https://missouri.academia.edu/AndrewMelnyk/CurriculumVitae CV]
** Specialties: scientific metaphysics, inter-level relations, physicalism, naturalism, reduction, supervenience, realization
** Ph.D. 1991 Oxford University
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=== University of Pittsburgh (History and Philosophy of Science) ===
[http://www.hps.pitt.edu/ Department Website] [http://philbio.net/docs/apa-pittsburghHPS.pdf | Entry in APA Guide]
* '''Colin Allen''' [http://colinallen.dnsalias.org Website] | [http://colinallen.dnsalias.org/CV CV] | [https://philpapers.org/profile/2956 PhilPapers]
** Specialties: Comparative Cognition, Computational HPS
** Ph.D. 1989 UCLA
:: - Thesis: [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20278164 Attributing intentional states to animals : philosophical issues arising in cognitive ethology]
:: - Advisor: Keith Donnellan
* '''Mazviita Chirimuuta''' | [http://www.hps.pitt.edu/profile/chirimuuta.php Website] | [http://www.hps.pitt.edu/documents/Chirimuuta%20CV%20summer_2013.pdf CV] | [http://philpapers.org/profile/8078 PhilPapers]
== M.A. Programs ==
=== [http://www.cla.csulb.edu/departments/philosophy/ California State University Long Beach] ===
* <strong>Alex Klein</strong> // website [http://web.csulb.edu/~aklein/ 1], [https://philpapers.org/profile/36191 PhilPapers]
** Specialties: Pragmatism (esp. William James), Philosophy of Biology, History and Philosophy of Psychology, Logical Positivism, History of Science
** Ph.D. 2007 Indiana University HPS
* <strong>Cory Wright</strong> // website [https://philpapers.org/profile/6863 PhilPapers]
** Specialties: Philosophy of Science, Semantics (esp. Truth), History and Philosophy of Psychology, Philosophy of Neuroscience
** Ph.D. 2007 UC San Diego (Philosophy & Cognitive Science)
* <strong>Wayne Wright</strong> // website [http://www.mindstuff.net/ 1]
** Specialties: Vision Science (esp. Color Perception), Modeling, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science
** Ph.D. 1999 Temple University
=== Concordia University, Montreal ===
=== University of Victoria ===
[http://www.uvic.ca/humanities/philosophy/ Department Website]
* '''Scott Woodcock''' | [http://www.uvic.ca/humanities/philosophy/people/facultymembers/profiles/woodcock.php Website] | [http://web.uvic.ca/~woodcock/info/printCV.pdf CV] |
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== Notes ==