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Dudley Shapere

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Dudley Shapere
BornMay 27, 1928
DiedDecember 26, 2016 (aged 92)
EducationHarvard University (PhD)
SpouseHannah Hardgrave
Parent(s)Abraham Dudley Shapere (1892-1941) and Corinne Pupkin
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsWake Forest College, Ohio State University, University of Chicago, University of Illinois, University of Maryland
Main interests
philosophy of science

Dudley Shapere (May 27, 1928 - December 26, 2016) was an American philosopher and Reynolds Professor Emeritus of the Philosophy and History of Science at Wake Forest College.[1] He is known for his works on philosophy of science.[2][3][4][5]

Books

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  • Reason and the Search for Knowledge. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, Vol. 78. Dordrecht: D. Reidel Publishing Company 1984
  • Philosophical Problems of Natural Science (ed.), Collier-Macmillan 1965

References

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  1. ^ "Notes and News". The Journal of Philosophy. 63 (15): 447–451. 1966. ISSN 0022-362X.
  2. ^ Cox, Kevin (4 January 2017). "Reynolds Professor Emeritus Dudley Shapere". Inside WFU - news for faculty and staff.
  3. ^ "Obituary information for Dudley Shapere".
  4. ^ Harrison, Karey (1985). "Shapere, Dudley: "Reason and the Search for Knowledge"". Australasian Journal of Philosophy. 63 (4): 558–560.
  5. ^ Nickles, Thomas (June 1985). "Dudley Shapere, Reason and the Search for Knowledge. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, Vol. 78. Dordrecht: D. Reidel Publishing Company (1984), xiv + 438 pp. $59.50". Philosophy of Science. 52 (2): 310–312. doi:10.1086/289246. ISSN 0031-8248.
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