Michael Weisberg

Michael Craig Weisberg (born October 20, 1976) is an American philosopher who is professor and chair of philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is also co-director of the Penn Laboratory for Understanding Science and the Galápagos Education and Research Alliance. He is also Senior Faculty Fellow and Director of Postgraduate Programs for Perry World House. He is known for his research in philosophy of science, especially the relationship between idealization and the use of models in biology and chemistry.[1] He has also studied public understanding of science.[2] He is the editor-in-chief of the peer-reviewed journal Biology and Philosophy.[3]

Michael Weisberg
Born (1976-10-20) October 20, 1976
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of California, San Diego
Stanford University
Notable work
Simulation and Similarity: Using Models to Understand the World (2013)
InstitutionsUniversity of Pennsylvania
ThesisWhen less is more: Tradeoffs and idealization in model-building (2003)
Doctoral advisorPeter Godfrey-Smith
Main interests
Philosophy of science

References

  1. "Michael Weisberg". University of Pennsylvania Department of Philosophy. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  2. "Bill Nye and Ken Ham Debated Creationism—But Did They Change Anyone's Mind?". National Geographic. 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  3. "Michael Weisberg". University of Pennsylvania.
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