Phil202 Week 5

By Krissyvolk

  • Alan Chalmers June 26, 1939

    Alan was fascinated with the historical and philosophical foundations of physics. After two years of teaching math and physics he entered the History and Philosophy of Science program at the University of London to write a dissertation on the electromagnetic theory of the 19th century physicist James Clerk Maxwell. He graduated in 1971. Alan Chalmers. (n.d.). https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/fellows/chalmers-alan/

  • Alan Chalmers

    Alan Chalmers is best known for his significant contribution to the philosophy of science through his influential work, "What Is This Thing Called Science?". The book, first published in 1976 and later revised in subsequent editions, explores the nature of science and the demarcation problem. It asks the question of how to distinguish between science and non-science. Heres is a video explaining the book more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmRHdoOUJcE

  • Alan Chambers

    In 1998 he was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and awarded a Centenary Medal by the Australian Government, on behalf of the Queen, for ‘Services to the Humanities in the area of History and Philosophy of Science’ in 2003.
    Refernces:Alan Chalmers. (n.d.). https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/fellows/chalmers-alan/

  • Alan Chalme

    After he graduated from University of London he took a post-doctoral Fellowship at the University of Sydney in Australia. He stayed long enough to become a Lecturer in Philosophy in 1973, eventually moving to the Science faculty in 1986 as Director of, and Professor in, Sydney’s Unit for History and Philosophy of Science, a position he held until his retirement in 1999. References: Alan Chalmers. (n.d.). https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/fellows/chalmers-alan/