David Hull (philosopher)

David Hull
BornJune 15, 1935
Burnside, Illinois
DiedAugust 11, 2010 (aged 75)
Chicago, Illinois
EducationIllinois Wesleyan University (BS) Indiana University (PhD)
PartnerRichard "Dick" Wellman
Notable ideas
Philosophy of Biology, Species-As-Individuals, Evolutionary Interactors

David Lee Hull (June 15, 1935 – August 11, 2010)[1] was an American philosopher who was most notable for founding the field philosophy of biology.[2] Hull is recognized within evolutionary culture studies as contributing heavily in early discussions of the conceptualization of memetics.[3][4] In addition to his academic prominence, he was well known as a gay man who fought for the rights of other gay and lesbian philosophers.[5] Hull was partnered with Richard "Dick" Wellman, a Chicago school teacher, until Wellman's passing during the drafting of Science as Process.[6]

  1. ^ Wisniewski, Mary (August 12, 2010). "DAVID L. HULL 1935-2010: Top philosopher of science backed gay, lesbian rights". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on August 16, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  2. ^ Ramirez, Margaret (23 August 2010). "Northwestern professor David L. Hull helped found philosophy of biology". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. ^ Hull, D. L. (1982). The naked meme. In H. C. Plotkin (Ed.), Learning, development and culture: Essays in evolutionary epistemology (pp. 273–327).
  4. ^ Hull, David L. (2001-01-04), "Taking memetics seriously: Memetics will be what we make it", Darwinizing CultureThe Status of Memetics as a Science, Oxford University Press, pp. 43–67, doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780192632449.003.0003, ISBN 978-0-19-263244-9, retrieved 2022-12-18
  5. ^ Overmann, R.J. (2000). "David Hull, Hod carrier." Biology and Philosophy 15: 311—320.
  6. ^ Ruse, Michael (November 2010). "David Hull: a memoir". Biology & Philosophy. 25 (5): 739–747. doi:10.1007/s10539-010-9236-0. ISSN 0169-3867. S2CID 84131750.

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