David N. Stamos Explained

Region:	Western philosophy
Era:	Contemporary philosophy
David N. Stamos
Nationality:	Canadian
School Tradition:	Analytic philosophy
Main Interests:	Philosophy of biology
Alma Mater:	York University

David N. Stamos (born 1957) is a Canadian philosopher of science and professor in the Philosophy Department at York University.^[1] He studied in York University, where he received his Ph.D. in Philosophy. He emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach for philosophy. His two main mottoes are: "It is not wisdom to ignore evidence" and "Politics does not determine good scholarship."^[2]

Research interests

Philosophy of biology^[1]
Darwin (historical research on his species concept and pre-Darwinian taxonomy) ^[1]
David Hume (finding Hume's God).^[1]
Human nature^[1]
Human rights^[1]
Scientific Imagination^[2]
Karl Popper^[1]
Albert Einstein
Edgar Allan Poe

Selected books

Edgar Allan Poe, Eureka, and Scientific Imagination. Paradigm Publishers. 2017.
The Myth of Universal Human Rights: Its Origin, History, and Explanation, Along with a More Humane Way. SUNY Press. 2013.
Evolution and the Big Questions: Sex, Race, Religion, and Other Matters. Wiley-Blackwell. 2008.
- Recipient of a Choice 2008 Outstanding Academic Title Award, translated into Spanish and Portuguese, forthcoming in Arabic.
Darwin and the Nature of Species. State University of New York Press. 2007.
The Species Problem: Biological Species, Ontology, and the Metaphysics of Biology. Lexington Books. 2004.

External links

Notes and References

http://www.yorku.ca/laps/phil/faculty/stamos.html Department of Philosophy”
http://www.yorku.ca/laps/phil/CV.html David Stamos' CV”