John Worrall (philosopher)

John Worrall
Worrall, c. 2000
Born (1946-11-27) 27 November 1946 (age 77)
Leigh, Lancashire, England
EducationLondon School of Economics (BSc, PhD)
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
Structural realism
InstitutionsLondon School of Economics
ThesisThe 19th Century Revolution in Optics: A Case Study in the Interaction between Philosophy of Science and History and Sociology of Science[1] (1976)
Doctoral advisorImre Lakatos
Main interests
Philosophy of science
Notable ideas
Ramsey-style epistemic structural realism
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John Worrall (/ˈwɒrəl/; born 27 November 1946) was a professor of philosophy of science at the London School of Economics until his retirement in 2019, when he became Emeritus Professor. He was also associated with the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science at the same institution.

  1. ^ "CV – John Worrall".
  2. ^ a b J. Worrall, Structural Realism: the Best of Both Worlds in D. Papineau (ed.), The Philosophy of Science (Oxford 1996).

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