David N. Stamos
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David N. Stamos is a philosopher of science and teaches in the Philosophy Department at York University
He studied in York University
, where he received his Ph.D. in 1996." He emphasizes a interdisciplinary approach for philosophy: "To answer a question such as, for example, What is human nature?, you cannot read just philosophers. You have to get interdisciplinary: viz., you have to read philosophers, biologists, anthropologists, psychologists, sociologists, historians, feminists, Marxists, theologians, and anything else that is relevant to the topic. You have to take in as much as you can and develop from there what you think is the best answer. Nothing less will do. Hence those (alas, all too many) who have a narrow view of philosophy—e.g., that philosophy is merely conceptual analysis—are not real philosophers to my mind. There is no love of wisdom there, no love of truth, no love of knowledge, just a lamentable attempt at academic territoriality, something one would expect from a political party."
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
He studied in York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
, where he received his Ph.D. in 1996." He emphasizes a interdisciplinary approach for philosophy: "To answer a question such as, for example, What is human nature?, you cannot read just philosophers. You have to get interdisciplinary: viz., you have to read philosophers, biologists, anthropologists, psychologists, sociologists, historians, feminists, Marxists, theologians, and anything else that is relevant to the topic. You have to take in as much as you can and develop from there what you think is the best answer. Nothing less will do. Hence those (alas, all too many) who have a narrow view of philosophy—e.g., that philosophy is merely conceptual analysis—are not real philosophers to my mind. There is no love of wisdom there, no love of truth, no love of knowledge, just a lamentable attempt at academic territoriality, something one would expect from a political party."
Research interests
- Philosophy of biologyPhilosophy of biologyThe philosophy of biology is a subfield of philosophy of science, which deals with epistemological, metaphysical, and ethical issues in the biological and biomedical sciences...
- DarwinCharles DarwinCharles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...
(historical research on his species concept and pre-Darwinian taxonomy) - David HumeDavid HumeDavid Hume was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, known especially for his philosophical empiricism and skepticism. He was one of the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy and the Scottish Enlightenment...
(finding Hume’s God). - Human natureHuman natureHuman nature refers to the distinguishing characteristics, including ways of thinking, feeling and acting, that humans tend to have naturally....
- Human rightsHuman rightsHuman rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
- Karl PopperKarl PopperSir Karl Raimund Popper, CH FRS FBA was an Austro-British philosopher and a professor at the London School of Economics...
Selected Books
- The Species Problem: Biological Species, Ontology, and the Metaphysics of Biology. Lexington BooksRowman & LittlefieldRowman & Littlefield Publishing Group is an independent publishing house founded in 1949. Under several imprints, the company offers scholarly books and journals for the academic market, as well as trade books. The company also owns a book distributor, National Book Network...
. 2004. ISBN 0-739-10778-X - Darwin and the Nature of Species. State University of New York PressState University of New York PressThe State University of New York Press , is a university press and a Center for Scholarly Communication. The Press is part of the State University of New York system and is located in Albany, New York.- History :...
. 2007. ISBN 0-791-46938-7 - Evolution and the Big Questions: Sex, Race, Religion, and Other Matters. Wiley-Blackwell. 2008. ISBN 1-405-14903-5
- Recipient of a Choice 2008 Outstanding Academic Title Award, recently translated into Spanish; forthcoming in Portuguese and Arabic translations.
- The Myth of Universal Human Rights. (completed and under publisher review)