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{{Infobox philosopher
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| name = Raimo Heikki Tuomela
| name = Raimo Heikki Tuomela
| birth_name = Raimo Tuomela
| birth_date = October 9, 1940
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| birth_place = [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]
| birth_place = [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]
| death_date=November 22, 2020
|death_place=Helsinki
| nationality =Finnish
| nationality =Finnish
| alma_mater = [[University of Helsinki]]<br>[[Stanford University]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Helsinki]]<br>[[Stanford University]]
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'''Raimo Heikki Tuomela''' (born October 9, 1940 in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]) is a [[Finns|Finnish]] [[philosopher]]. Tuomela received his first degree of [[doctor of philosophy]] in 1968 from the [[University of Helsinki]] and the second one in 1969 from [[Stanford University]]. Tuomela was full [[professor]] of [[philosophy]] (especially methodology and philosophy of the [[social sciences]]) at the Department of Philosophy, [[University of Helsinki]] in 1971–2008.<ref name=Tuoela1 >{{cite web|title=Raimo Tuomela|url=http://www.helsinki.fi/tint/tuomela/|website=www.helsinki.fi|accessdate=2017-02-19|publisher=University of Helsinki }}</ref>
'''Raimo Heikki Tuomela''' (October 9, 1940 in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]] – November 22, 2020 in Helsinki<ref>[https://dailynous.com/2020/11/27/raimo-tuomela-1940-2020/ Raimo Tuomela (1940–2020).] Daily Nous.</ref>) was a [[Finns|Finnish]] [[philosopher]]. Tuomela received his first degree of [[doctor of philosophy]] in 1968 from the [[University of Helsinki]] and the second one in 1969 from [[Stanford University]]. Tuomela was full [[professor]] of [[philosophy]] (especially methodology and philosophy of the [[social sciences]]) at the Department of Philosophy, [[University of Helsinki]] in 1971–2008.<ref name=Tuoela1 >{{cite web|title=Raimo Tuomela|url=http://www.helsinki.fi/tint/tuomela/|website=www.helsinki.fi|accessdate=2017-02-19|publisher=University of Helsinki }}</ref>


Having earlier worked and published in many fields of philosophy, especially [[philosophy of science]] and [[philosophy of action]], the theory of [[social action]] has been his main research interest.
Having earlier worked and published in many fields of philosophy, especially [[philosophy of science]] and [[philosophy of action]], the theory of [[social action]] has been his main research interest.
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==Books in Finnish==
==Books in Finnish==

*''Tiede, toiminta ja todellisuus. Tieteellisen maailmankäsityksen filosofiset perusteet'', Gaudeamus, Jyväskylä, 1983.
*''Tiede, toiminta ja todellisuus. Tieteellisen maailmankäsityksen filosofiset perusteet'', Gaudeamus, Jyväskylä, 1983.


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Revision as of 18:16, 30 November 2020

Raimo Heikki Tuomela
BornOctober 9, 1940
Helsinki, Finland
DiedNovember 22, 2020
Helsinki
NationalityFinnish
Alma materUniversity of Helsinki
Stanford University
InstitutionsUniversity of Helsinki

Raimo Heikki Tuomela (October 9, 1940 in Helsinki, Finland – November 22, 2020 in Helsinki[1]) was a Finnish philosopher. Tuomela received his first degree of doctor of philosophy in 1968 from the University of Helsinki and the second one in 1969 from Stanford University. Tuomela was full professor of philosophy (especially methodology and philosophy of the social sciences) at the Department of Philosophy, University of Helsinki in 1971–2008.[2]

Having earlier worked and published in many fields of philosophy, especially philosophy of science and philosophy of action, the theory of social action has been his main research interest.

Tuomela has received several grants and awards, including the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Award (Forschungspreis), awarded in recognition of achievements in research, and the honour prize of Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.[3]

During the five-year period 1995–2000, Tuomela was Academy Professor at the Academy of Finland. This research professorship also included a research group working within the general field of the philosophy of social action.

Books in English

  • Theoretical Concepts. Library of Exact Philosophy 10, Springer-Verlag, Wien and New York, 1973, 254 pp.
  • Theoretical Concepts and Hypothetico-Inductive Inference (together with Ilkka Niiniluoto). Synthese Library, D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht and Boston, 1973, 262 pp.
  • Human Action and Its Explanation: A Study on the Philosophical Foundations of Psychology. Synthese Library, D. Reidel Publishing Co., Dordrecht and Boston, 1977, 426 pp.
  • A Theory of Social Action. D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Boston, and Lancaster, 1984, 534 pp.
  • Science, Action, and Reality. D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Boston, and Lancaster, 1985, 274 pp.
  • The Importance of Us: A Philosophical Study of Basic Social Notions. Stanford Series in Philosophy, Stanford University Press, Stanford, Calif., 1995, 470 pp.
  • Cooperation: A Philosophical Study, Philosophical Studies Series, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000, 431 pp.
  • The Philosophy of Social Practices: A Collective Acceptance View, Cambridge University Press, 2002, 274 pp.
  • The Philosophy of Sociality, Oxford University Press, 2007, 318 pp.
  • Social Ontology: Collective Intentionality and Group Agents, 2013, New York: Oxford University Press.

Books in Finnish

  • Tiede, toiminta ja todellisuus. Tieteellisen maailmankäsityksen filosofiset perusteet, Gaudeamus, Jyväskylä, 1983.

See also

References

  1. ^ Raimo Tuomela (1940–2020). Daily Nous.
  2. ^ "Raimo Tuomela". www.helsinki.fi. University of Helsinki. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  3. ^ Pettersson, Tobias (14 May 2019). "Den blyga pojken från Helsingfors blev internationell kändisfilosof". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). pp. 8–9.

External links

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