Tim Lewens
Timothy Mark Lewens | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 June 1974 |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Modern |
| Region | British philosophy |
| Main interests | History and philosophy of science |
| Website | www |
Tim Lewens (born 29 June 1974)[1] is a professor in the history and philosophy of biology, medicine, and bioethics at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. Lewens is a Fellow of Clare College, where he serves as Director of Studies in Philosophy[2] and he is a member of the academic staff and lecturer in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science (HPS).[3]
Background
[edit | edit source]Lewens completed his PhD thesis at the Department of HPS, Cambridge University in 2001. He became a lecturer in History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge soon after completing his doctoral thesis. He now serves as a governor at Exeter School where he was formerly a pupil.[4] He was member of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics from 2009 to 2015[5] and a member of the Council's Working Party on human bodies in medicine and research (report published autumn 2011).[6]
Research
[edit | edit source]Lewens has written and lectured extensively on evolution and his book on this subject, Organisms and Artifacts: Design in Nature and Elsewhere (2004) received wide critical acclaim,[7][8][9][10] as did his 2007 monograph on Charles Darwin.[11][12][13][14]
Honours
[edit | edit source]In 2008, Lewens was one of eleven recipients of the University of Cambridge's Pilkington Prize for the quality of his teaching.[15]
Selected publications
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ LexisNexis Academic Database: 2009 ICC Information Group
- ^ Clare College Admissions Dr Tim Lewens Retrieved 21 August 2010
- ^ HPS, University of Cambridge Teaching Officers Tim Lewens
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- ^ Elder, Crawford L. (2005) Review: Are Organisms Artifacts of Natural Selection? by Tim Lewens, The American Journal of Psychology, Vol. 118, No. 3 (Fall, 2005), pp. 469-475
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- ^ Zimmerman, William F (2005) (Review of) Organisms and Artifacts: Design in Nature and Elsewhere. Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology. By Tim Lewens. A Bradford Book. Cambridge (Massachusetts): MIT Press. $32.00. xi + 183 p; ill.; index. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. 2004. The Quarterly Review of Biology, June 2005, vol. 80, no. 2
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Tim Lewens, list of publications Department of HPS, Cambridge.
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