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| institutions = [[King's College London]] |
| institutions = [[University of Bristol]]<br>[[King's College London]] |
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|main_interests = Philosophy of science, |
| main_interests = [[Philosophy of science]], [[philosophy of medicine]], [[metaphysics]], [[epistemology]] |
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| thesis_title = Arithmetic, Grammar, and Ontology |
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| education = [[King's College, Cambridge]] (PhD)<br>[[St Edmund's College, Cambridge]] (MPhil)<br>[[St John's College, Oxford]] (BA) |
| education = [[King's College, Cambridge]] (PhD)<br>[[St Edmund's College, Cambridge]] (MPhil)<br>[[Maximilianeum]] and [[Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich]]<br>[[St John's College, Oxford]] (BA)<br>[[Westminster School]] |
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|awards = AHRC Fellowship<br>''[[Philosophical Quarterly]]'' essay prize |
|awards = Queen's Scholar, [[Westminster School]]<br>Thomas White Scholar, [[St John's College, Oxford]]<br>AHRC Fellowship<br>''[[Philosophical Quarterly]]'' essay prize<br>[[Mind Association]] Senior Research Fellowship |
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'''Alexander James Bird''' (born 1964) is a British philosopher and |
'''Alexander James Bird''' (born 1964) is a British philosopher and [[Bertrand Russell Professorship of Philosophy|Bertrand Russell Professor of Philosophy]] at the [[University of Cambridge]]. |
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==Career== |
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In 2020, Bird was elected to the Bertrand Russell Professorship of Philosophy, succeeding [[Huw Price]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weinberg |first1=Justin |title=Bird from KCL to Cambridge's Russell Professorship |url=https://dailynous.com/2020/01/30/bird-kcl-cambridge-russell-professorship/ |website=Daily Nous |date=30 January 2020}}</ref> Previously he was [[Peter Sowerby Professor of Philosophy and Medicine]] at [[King's College London]] (2018–2020) and the professor of philosophy at the [[University of Bristol]] (2003–2017).<ref>{{cite web |title=Bird from Bristol to KCL |url=http://dailynous.com/2017/07/27/bird-bristol-kcl/ |website=Daily Nous |accessdate=17 December 2018 |date=27 July 2017}}</ref> Bird was lecturer then reader and head of department at the University of Edinburgh (1993–2003). Bird has also taught at [[Dartmouth College]] and at [[Saint Louis University]] and was a visiting fellow at [[All Souls College, Oxford]]. He was chair of the philosophy sub-panel in [[Research Excellence Framework]] 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Panel membership: REF 2014 |url=https://www.ref.ac.uk/2014/panels/panelmembership/ |accessdate=16 March 2019}}</ref> |
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Bird represented [[CULRC]] in the [[1990]] [[Henley Boat Races]] against [[OULRC]]. |
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==Books== |
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* ''Thomas Kuhn'', Acumen/Princeton University Press, 2000 |
* ''Thomas Kuhn'', Acumen/Princeton University Press, 2000 |
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* ''Nature’s Metaphysics'', Oxford University Press, 2007 |
* ''Nature’s Metaphysics'', Oxford University Press, 2007 |
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* ''Knowing Science'', Oxford University Press, 2022 |
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==See also== |
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*[[Department of Philosophy, King's College London]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[https://www.kcl.ac.uk |
*[https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/alexander-bird Alexander Bird at KCL] |
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*[https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=8PytVRIAAAAJ&hl=en Alexander Bird], [[Google Scholar]] |
*[https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=8PytVRIAAAAJ&hl=en Alexander Bird], [[Google Scholar]] |
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*[http://www.alexanderbird.org/ Alexander Bird's personal website] |
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Latest revision as of 10:09, 12 April 2024
Alexander Bird | |
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| Born | Alexander James Bird |
| Education | King's College, Cambridge (PhD) St Edmund's College, Cambridge (MPhil) Maximilianeum and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich St John's College, Oxford (BA) Westminster School |
| Awards | Queen's Scholar, Westminster School Thomas White Scholar, St John's College, Oxford AHRC Fellowship Philosophical Quarterly essay prize Mind Association Senior Research Fellowship |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy |
| Institutions | University of Bristol King's College London |
| Thesis | Arithmetic, Grammar, and Ontology (1991) |
Main interests | Philosophy of science, philosophy of medicine, metaphysics, epistemology |
| Website | http://www.alexanderbird.org |
Alexander James Bird (born 1964) is a British philosopher and Bertrand Russell Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge.
Career[edit]
In 2020, Bird was elected to the Bertrand Russell Professorship of Philosophy, succeeding Huw Price.[1] Previously he was Peter Sowerby Professor of Philosophy and Medicine at King's College London (2018–2020) and the professor of philosophy at the University of Bristol (2003–2017).[2] Bird was lecturer then reader and head of department at the University of Edinburgh (1993–2003). Bird has also taught at Dartmouth College and at Saint Louis University and was a visiting fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. He was chair of the philosophy sub-panel in Research Excellence Framework 2014.[3]
Bird represented CULRC in the 1990 Henley Boat Races against OULRC.
Books[edit]
- Philosophy of Science, Routledge, 1998
- Thomas Kuhn, Acumen/Princeton University Press, 2000
- Nature’s Metaphysics, Oxford University Press, 2007
- Knowing Science, Oxford University Press, 2022
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Weinberg, Justin (30 January 2020). "Bird from KCL to Cambridge's Russell Professorship". Daily Nous.
- ^ "Bird from Bristol to KCL". Daily Nous. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Panel membership: REF 2014". Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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