Frederick soup

Frederick Roy Soup (born February 22, 1940 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American philosopher of science . In 2000 he was retired as Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maryland, College Park . Immediately after his retirement, he moved to Texas Tech University . Since 2002 he has headed the Department of Classical and Modern Languages ​​and Literatures there .

Studies and scientific interests

Since studying mathematics at the University of California, Riverside ( BA 1962) and philosophy in Michigan , Ann Arbor, ( MA 1964, PhD 1967), he has taught and researched at various renowned universities.

His scientific work on the theory of science (especially scientific modeling), epistemology , logic and the history of science have worldwide significance . He is a representative of the model theoretical view in the theory of science. He was best known for his books The Structure of Scientific Theories (1977) and The Semantic Conception of Theories and Scientific Realism (1989).

In addition to his interest in philosophy of science and logic, he also works on Philosophical Theology and Philosophy of Gender . Among other things, he taught courses on Gay & Lesbian Philosophy . Most recently he has been working with James A. Yorke on a computer model of the spread of HIV .

Scientific stations

• 1965–67 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (as part of the USAID KAIP project), visiting instructor
• 1967–73 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , assistant professor of philosophy
• 1973–2000 University of Maryland, College Park , associate professor of philosophy
• since 2000 Texas Tech University , Professor of Classical and Modern Languages ​​and Literatures
• since 2002 Texas Tech University , Chair of the Department and Professor of Classical and Modern Languages ​​and Literatures

Research stays and teaching commitments

• University of Notre Dame ,
• Indiana University Bloomington ,
• Princeton University ,
• University of Maryland, Baltimore County ,
• Columbia University ,
• Johns Hopkins University ,

Memberships in scientific associations

• American Philosophical Association
• Association for Symbolic Logic
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Philosophy of Science Association
• History of Science Society
• Sigma Xi

Works

• The meaning and use of models in mathematics and the exact sciences: a study in the structure of exact scientific theories. Thesis (PhD), University of Michigan, 1967
• The Structure of Scientific Theories , (Ed. F. Soup) University of Illinois Press (1978). ISBN 0-252-00634-8
• The Semantic Conception of Theories and Scientific Realism (1989). ISBN 0-252-01605-X

Web links

• Homepage of Frederick Soup at Texas Tech University

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Public e-mail to his students on National Coming-Out Day, October 11, 1995 ( memento of the original from October 2, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.