Ernan Vincent Mc McMullin

Background

Mullin, Ernan Vincent Mc was born on October 13, 1924 in Donegal, Ireland. Son of Vincent Paul and Carmel (Farrell) McMullin. came to the United States, 1954.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Maynooth College, Ireland, 1945. Bachelor's Degree, Maynooth College, Ireland, 1948. Postgraduate theoretical physics, Dublin Institute Advanced Studies, 1950.

BPh, University Louvain, Belgium, 1951. LPh, University Louvain, Belgium, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, University Louvain, Belgium, 1954.

Doctor of Letters (honorary), Loyola University, Chicago, 1969. Doctor of Letters (honorary), National University Ireland, 1990. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Maynooth College, Ireland, 1995.

Doctor Language Arts (honorary), Stonehill College, 2000. DLaws (honorary), University Notre Dame, 2002.

Career

Ordained priest, Roman Catholic Church, 1949; faculty, U. Notre Dame, 1954-1957, 59—; associate professor philosophy, U. Notre Dame, 1964; professor philosophy, U. Notre Dame, 1966-1994; professor emeritus, U. Notre Dame, since 1994; department chairman, U. Notre Dame, 1965-1972; O'Hara professor philosophy, U. Notre Dame, 1984-1994. Postdoctoral fellow Yale University, 1957-1959. Visiting professor University of Minnesota, 1964-1965, U. Cape Town, summers 1972-1973, University of California at Los Angeles, 1977, Princeton University, 1991, Yale University, 1992.

Cardinal Mercier lecturer U. Louvain, Belgium, 1995, U. Oslo, 1997. Member Executive Board Council Philosophical Studies, 1970-1975. Chairman philosophy of science division International Congress Philosophy, 1968, 73.

Chairman United States National.Com. for History and Philosophy of Science, 1982-1984, 86-87.

Works

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  • Galileo: Man of Science

    (Includes exhaustive supplement that brings this important...)

  • The concept of matter in Greek and medieval philosophy (Notre Dame paperbooks NDP46)

    (Corners of spine are worn. Size: 5 1/4" x 8". No marks. B...)

  • The Inference That Makes Science (Aquinas Lecture)

    (Book by McMullin, Ernan)

  • Concept of Matter in Greek and Mediaeval Philosophy
  • Newton On Matter And Activity: Philosophy
  • The Inference That Makes Science (Aquinas Lecture) by McMullin, Ernan (1992) Paperback
  • Newton On Matter And Activity: Philosophy by Mcmullin, Ernan (1979) Paperback

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (chairman of the section L 1977-1978), American Academy Arts and Sciences, International Academy History Science. Member American Catholic Philosophical Association (president 1966-1967, Aquinas medal 1981), Philosophy of Science Association (governing board 1969-1973,president 1980-1982), Metaphys. Association American (executive county 1968-1972, president 1973-1974, Founder's medal 1997), American Philosophical Association (executive county 1977-1981, president western division 1983-1984), History of Science Society (executive county 1988-1992), Sigma Xi.