John Beatty (philosopher)
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Born
1951 (age 74–75)
John Henry Beatty
1951 (age 74–75)
Midland, Texas, US
KnownforPhilosophy of biology
Education
- Tulane University (BA 1973)
- Indiana University Bloomington (MA 1977; PhD 1979)
Institutions
- Harvard University (1978–1982)
- Arizona State University (1982–1984)
- University of Minnesota (1985–2003)
- University of British Columbia (2003–)
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John Henry Beatty (born 1951) is a Canadian and American philosopher of science in the Department of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia. His research focuses on the theoretical foundations, methodology, and socio-political dimensions of genetics and evolutionary biology. He is well known in the philosophy of biology community.
John Henry Beatty was born in 1951 in Midland, Texas. He earned a BA from Tulane University in biology and chemistry in 1973, then an MA and a PhD in the history and philosophy of science from Indiana University Bloomington in 1977 and 1979, respectively.
