Peter Godfrey-Smith

Peter Godfrey-Smith
Peter Godfrey-Smith
	Peter Godfrey-Smith reads from Other Minds at Adelaide Writers Week 2018
Born	1965 (age 58–59)
Nationality	Australian
Education	University of Sydney; UC San Diego;
Awards	Lakatos Award
Institutions	University of Sydney; CUNY Graduate Center; Harvard University; Australian National University; Stanford University;
Thesis	Teleonomy and the Philosophy of Mind (1991)
Doctoral advisor	Philip Kitcher
Language	English
Main interests	Philosophy of biology; Philosophy of mind;
Website	petergodfreysmith.com

Peter Godfrey-Smith (born 1965) is an Australian philosopher of science and writer, who is currently Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Sydney. He works primarily in philosophy of biology and philosophy of mind, and also has interests in general philosophy of science, pragmatism (especially the work of John Dewey), and some parts of metaphysics and epistemology. Godfrey-Smith was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2022.

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