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McMullin, Ernan Vincent was born on October 13, 1924 in Donegal, Ireland. Came to United States, 1954. Son of Vincent Paul and Carmel (Farrell) McMullin.
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McMullin, Ernan Vincent was born on October 13, 1924 in Donegal, Ireland. Came to United States, 1954. Son of Vincent Paul and Carmel (Farrell) McMullin.
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.
Ordained priest Roman Catholic Church, 1949. Faculty University Notre Dame, 1954-1957, 59–, associate professor philosophy, 1964, professor philosophy, 1966-1994, professor emeritus, since 1994, chairman department, 1965-1972, O'Hara professor philosophy, 1984-1994. Postdoctoral fellow Yale University, 1957-1959.
Visiting professor University Minnesota, 1964-1965, University Cape Town, summers 1972-1973, University of California at Los Angeles, 1977, Princeton University, 1991, Yale University, 1992. Cardinal Mercier lecturer University Louvain, Belgium, 1995, University Oslo, 1997. Member executive board Council Philosophical Studies, 1970-1975.
Chairman philosophy of science division International Congress Philosophy, 1968, 73. Chairman United States National Committee for History and Philosophy of Science, 1982-1984, 86-87.
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Author: Newton on Matter and Activity, 1978, The Inference That Makes Science, 1992. Editor: The Concept of Matter, 1963, Galileo, Man of Science, 1967, The Concept of Matter in Modern Philosophy, 1978, Death and Decision, 1978, Issues in Computer Diagnosis, 1983, Evolution and Creation, 1985, Construction and Constraint: The Shaping of Scientific Rationality. Co-editor: (with J.T. Cushing) The Philosophical Consequences of Quantum Theory, 1989, The Social Dimensions of Science, 1992, The Church and Galileo, 2005.
Consultant editor Studies History and Philosophy of Science, 1970-1975, since 1983, British Journal Philosophical Science, since 1988, Perspectives on Science, since 1992, Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution, 1994, Oxford Companion to the History of Science and its Uses, 1998.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences, International Academy History Science. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (chairman section L 1977-1978), 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 council 1968-1972, president 1973-1974, Founder's medal 1997), American Philosophical Association (executive council 1977-1981, president western division 1983-1984), History of Science Society (executive council 1988-1992).