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Dudley Shapere

Dudley Shapere was an American philosopher and Reynolds Professor Emeritus of the Philosophy and History of Science at Wake Forest College. He is known for his works on philosophy of science. He received the Quantrell Award.

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Dudley Shapere
BornMay 27, 1928
DiedDecember 26, 2016 (aged 92)
SpouseHannah Hardgrave
Parent(s)Abraham Dudley Shapere (1892-1941) and Corinne Pupkin
Education
EducationHarvard University (PhD)
Philosophical work
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
Analytic 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.2345 He received the Quantrell Award.6

Books

  • 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
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