Tim Lewens Explained

Region:British philosophy
Era:Modern
Timothy Mark Lewens
Birth Date:29 June 1974
Main Interests:History and philosophy of science

Tim Lewens (born 29 June 1974)[1] is a professor in the history and philosophy of biology, medicine, and bioethics at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. Lewens is a Fellow of Clare College, where he serves as Director of Studies in Philosophy[2] and he is a member of the academic staff and lecturer in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science (HPS).[3]

Background

Lewens completed his PhD thesis at the Department of HPS, Cambridge University in 2001. He became a lecturer in History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge soon after completing his doctoral thesis. He now serves as a governor at Exeter School where he was formerly a pupil.[4] He was member of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics from 2009 to 2015[5] and a member of the Council's Working Party on human bodies in medicine and research (report published autumn 2011).[6]

Research

Lewens has written and lectured extensively on evolution and his book on this subject, Organisms and Artifacts: Design in Nature and Elsewhere (2004) received wide critical acclaim,[7] [8] [9] [10] as did his 2007 monograph on Charles Darwin.[11] [12] [13] [14]

Honours

In 2008, Lewens was one of eleven recipients of the University of Cambridge's Pilkington Prize for the quality of his teaching.[15]

Selected publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. [LexisNexis]
  2. Clare College Admissions Dr Tim Lewens Retrieved 21 August 2010
  3. HPS, University of Cambridge Teaching Officers Tim Lewens
  4. Web site: Exeter School Governing Body: Tim Lewens MA MPhil PhD . . 21 August 2010.
  5. Web site: Past Council Members . Nuffield Council on Bioethics. 21 April 2017.
  6. http://nuffieldbioethics.org/human-bodies/ Nuffield Council on Bioethics' official website - human bodies
  7. Neander . K. . Moths and Metaphors. Review Essay on Organisms and Artifacts: Design in Nature and Elsewhere by Tim Lewens . Biology & Philosophy . 21 . 4 . 591–602 . 2006 . 10.1007/s10539-005-9006-6. 84425781 .
  8. Elder, Crawford L. (2005) Review: Are Organisms Artifacts of Natural Selection? by Tim Lewens, The American Journal of Psychology, Vol. 118, No. 3 (Fall, 2005), pp. 469-475
  9. Shanahan . T. . Design by Nature . BioScience . 54 . 11 . 1044–1046 . 2004 . 0006-3568 . 10.1641/0006-3568(2004)054[1044:DBN]2.0.CO;2. free . (Review of Organisms and Artifacts: Design in Nature and Elsewhere by Tim Lewens.)
  10. Zimmerman, William F (2005) (Review of) Organisms and Artifacts: Design in Nature and Elsewhere. Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology. By Tim Lewens. A Bradford Book. Cambridge (Massachusetts): MIT Press. $32.00. xi + 183 p; ill.; index. . 2004. The Quarterly Review of Biology, June 2005, vol. 80, no. 2
  11. Tim Lewens Darwin . Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews . 24 March 2007 . Michael T. . Ghiselin . Michael Ghiselin.
  12. Web site: Interview with Tim Lewens . . 21 August 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101007070131/http://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/interview-with-tim-lewens . 7 October 2010 .
  13. Ruse . M.. Michael Ruse. Review: Tim Lewens: Darwin . Mind. 117 . 468. 1094–1097 . 2008 . 10.1093/mind/fzn135.
  14. Lennox . J. G. . Darwin, Philosopher . Metascience . 18 . 121–124 . 2009 . 10.1007/s11016-009-9252-3. 189912275 .
  15. Web site: Pilkington Prizes honour teaching excellence . University News. 12 June 2008 . 5 September 2010.

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