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Kitcher, Philip Stuart was born on February 20, 1947 in London. Son of Ernest Lewis and Millicent Irene (Barrow) Kitcher. came to the United States, 1969.
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The Nature of Mathematical Knowledge by Philip Kitcher (1985-02-07)
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The Lives to Come- The Genetic Revolution & Human Possibilities by Kitcher,Philip. 1997 Paperback
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Vaulting Ambition: Sociobiology and the Quest for Human Nature (MIT Press) by Philip Kitcher (1987-03-13)
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The Lives to Come: The Genetic Revolution and Human Possibilities
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Vaulting Ambition: Sociobiology and the Quest for Human Nature by P Kitcher (1987-01-01)
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Abusing Science: The Case Against Creationism
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Abusing Science is a manual for intellectual self-defense, the most complete available for presenting the case against Creationist pseudo-science.
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Abusing Science: The Case Against Creationism
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Abusing Science is a manual for intellectual self-defense, the most complete available for presenting the case against Creationist pseudo-science. It is also a lucid exposition of the nature and methods of genuine science. The book begins with a concise introduction to evolutionary theory for non-scientists and closes with a rebuttal of the charge that this theory undermines religious and moral values. It will astonish many readers that this case must still be made in the 1980s, but since it must, Philip Kitcher makes it irresistibly and forcefully. Not long ago, a federal court struck down an Arkansas law requiring that "scientific" Creationism be taught in high school science classes. Contemporary Creationists may have lost one legal battle, but their cause continues to thrive. Their efforts are directed not only at state legislatures but at local school boards and textbook publishers. As Kitcher argues in this rigorous but highly readable book, the integrity of science is under attack. The methods of inquiry used in evolutionary biology are those which are used throughout the sciences. Moreover, modern biology is intertwined with other fields of science--physics, chemistry, astronomy, and geology. Creationists hope to persuade the public that education in science should be torn apart to make room for a literal reading of Genesis. Abusing Science refutes the popular complaint that the scientific establishment is dogmatic and intolerant, denying "academic freedom" to the unorthodox. It examines Creationist claims seriously and systematically, one by one, showing clearly just why they are at best misguided, at worst ludicrous.
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The Nature of Mathematical Knowledge
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This book argues against the view that mathematical knowledge is a priori, contending that mathematics is an empirical science and develops historically, just as natural sciences do. Kitcher presents a complete, systematic, and richly detailed account of the nature of mathematical knowledge and its historical development, focusing on such neglected issues as how and why mathematical language changes, why certain questions assume overriding importance, and how standards of proof are modified.
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Vaulting Ambition: Sociobiology and the Quest for Human Nature
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Vaulting Ambition is the first extensive and detailed evaluation of the controversial claims that sociobiologists have made about human nature and human social behavior. It raises the "sociobiology debate" to a new level, moving beyond arguments about the politics of the various parties involved, the degree to which sociobiology assumes genetic determinism, or the falsifiability of the general theory. Sociobiology has made a great deal of noise in the popular intellectual culture. Vaulting Ambition cuts through the charges and counter-charges to take a hard look at the claims and analyses offered by the sociobiologists. It examines what the claims mean, how they relate to standard evolutionary theory, how the biological models are supposed to work, and what is wrong with the headline-grabbing proclamations of human sociobiology. In particular, it refutes the notions that humans are trapped by their evolutionary biology and history in endlessly repeating patterns of aggression, xenophobia, and deceitfulness, or that the inequities of sex, race, and class are genetically based or culturally determined. And it takes up issues of human altruism, freedom, and ethics as well. Kitcher weighs the evidence for sociobiology, for human sociobiology, and for "the pop sociobiological view" of human nature that has engendered the controversy. He concludes that in the field of nonhuman animal studies, rigorous and methodologically sound work about the social lives of insects, birds, and mammals has been done. But in applying the theories to human beings—where even more exacting standards of evidence are called for because of the potential social disaster inherent in adopting a working hypothesis as a basis for public policy—many of the same scientists become wildly speculative, building grand conclusions from what Kitcher shows to be shoddy analysis and flimsy argument. While it may be possible to develop a genuine science of human behavior based on evolutionary biology, genetics, cognition, and culture, Kitcher points out that the sociobiology that has been loudly advertised in the popular and intellectual press is not it. Pop sociobiology has in fact been felled by its overambitious and overreaching creators.
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The Advancement of Science: Science without Legend, Objectivity without Illusions by Philip Kitcher (1995-04-20)
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The Advancement of Science: Science without Legend, Objectivity without Illusions
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During the last three decades, reflections on the growth of scientific knowledge have inspired historians, sociologists, and some philosophers to contend that scientific objectivity is a myth. In this book, Kitcher attempts to resurrect the notions of objectivity and progress in science by identifying both the limitations of idealized treatments of growth of knowledge and the overreactions to philosophical idealizations. Recognizing that science is done not by logically omniscient subjects working in isolation, but by people with a variety of personal and social interests, who cooperate and compete with one another, he argues that, nonetheless, we may conceive the growth of science as a process in which both our vision of nature and our ways of learning more about nature improve. Offering a detailed picture of the advancement of science, he sets a new agenda for the philosophy of science and for other "science studies" disciplines.
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The Lives to Come: The Genetic Revolution and Human Possibilities by Philip Kitcher (1997-08-04)
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Philip Stuart Kitcher
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Philip Stuart Kitcher, American Philosophy educator. Recipient Schuman prize History of Science Society, 1971, co-winner Imre Lakato award 1989; named Distinguished scholar U. Vermont, 1983; fellow American Council Learned Socs., 1982; National Endowment for Humanities fellow, 1984; John Simon guggenheim Found.fellow, 1988-1989.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Christ's College, Cambridge U., 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1974.
Career
Assistant professor philosophy, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1973-1974; assistant professor, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1974-1979; associate professor, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1979-1983; professor, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis, 1983-1986; director, Minnesota Center Philosophy of Science, Minneapolis, 1984-1986; professor, University of California, San Diego, 1986-1993; professor, Columbia University, New York City, since 1998; presidential professor, University of California, San Diego, 1993-1999; senior fellow, Library. of Congress, Washington, 1993-1994. Visiting professor University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1979.
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The Advancement of Science: Science without Legend, Objectivity without Illusions
(During the last three decades, reflections on the growth ...)
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The Nature of Mathematical Knowledge
(This book argues against the view that mathematical knowl...)
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Vaulting Ambition: Sociobiology and the Quest for Human Nature
(Vaulting Ambition is the first extensive and detailed eva...)
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Abusing Science: The Case Against Creationism
(Abusing Science is a manual for intellectual self-defense...)
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Abusing Science: The Case Against Creationism
( Abusing Science is a manual for intellectual self-defe...)
- Abusing Science: The Case Against Creationism by Philip Kitcher (1983-06-23)
- The Nature of Mathematical Knowledge by Philip Kitcher (1985-02-07)
- The Lives to Come- The Genetic Revolution & Human Possibilities by Kitcher,Philip. 1997 Paperback
- Vaulting Ambition: Sociobiology and the Quest for Human Nature (MIT Press) by Philip Kitcher (1987-03-13)
- The Lives to Come: The Genetic Revolution and Human Possibilities
- Vaulting Ambition: Sociobiology and the Quest for Human Nature by P Kitcher (1987-01-01)
- The Advancement of Science: Science without Legend, Objectivity without Illusions by Philip Kitcher (1995-04-20)
- The Lives to Come: The Genetic Revolution and Human Possibilities by Philip Kitcher (1997-08-04)
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The Advancement of Science: Science without Legend, Objectivity without Illusions
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Member Philosophy of Science Association, American Philosophical Association (Vice-President Pacific divsn.1996-1997, president 1997-1998, editor-in-chief Philosophy of Science 1994-1999), Society for Study of Evolution.
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Married Patricia Young Williams, August 21, 1971. Children— Andrew, Charles.
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Recipient Schuman prize History of Science Society, 1971, co-winner Imre Lakato award 1989. Named Distinguished scholar U. Vermont, 1983. Fellow American Council Learned Socs., 1982. National Endowment for Humanities fellow, 1984. John Simon guggenheim Found.fellow, 1988-1989.Recipient Schuman prize History of Science Society, 1971, co-winner Imre Lakato award 1989. Named Distinguished scholar U. Vermont, 1983. Fellow American Council Learned Socs., 1982.
National Endowment for Humanities fellow, 1984. John Simon guggenheim Found.fellow, 1988-1989.