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Details for Professor Samir Okasha
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| Name | Professor Samir Okasha | ||
| Job title | Professor of Philosophy of Science |
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| Department | Department of Philosophy University of Bristol |
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| Qualifications | M.A., B.Phil., D.Phil.(Oxon.) | ||
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| Membership of professional bodies | British Society for the Philosophy of Science European Society for the Philosophy of Science International Society for History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology US Philosophy of Science Association |
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| Keywords | philosophy philosophy of science philosophy of biology evolutionary biology evolutionary theory |
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| Areas of expertise | My primary areas of expertise are philosophy of science and philosophy of biology, with special emphasis on evolutionary theory. I am also interested in epistemology and metaphysics, philosophy of mind/psychology, and decision and game theory. I am the author of two books: Evolution and the Levels of Selection, OUP 2006, and Philosophy of Science: a very short introduction, OUP 2002. My current research focuses on the relationship between evolutionary theory and rational choice theory, with special reference to the problem of co-operation. |
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| Media experience | Interviews for local radio, and for a video production company. |
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