Kenneth F. Schaffner Explained

Kenneth F. Schaffner
Birth Name:Kenneth Francis Schaffner
Birth Date:30 October 1939
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Nationality:American
Fields:History of science
Philosophy of science
Workplaces:University of Pittsburgh
Education:Brooklyn College
Columbia University
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Thesis Title:The Logic and Methodology of Reduction in the Physical and Biological Sciences
Thesis Url:https://philpapers.org/rec/SCHTLA-11
Thesis Year:1967
Doctoral Advisor:Ernest Nagel
Awards:Guggenheim Fellowship (1972)
Spouse:Jeanette K. Schaffner
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Children:Gabrielle Schaffner

Kenneth Francis Schaffner (born October 30, 1939)[1] is an emeritus Distinguished University Professor, University Professor of Philosophy and Psychology, and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. He specializes in the history of science and the philosophy of science.

Education

His formal education consists of:[2]

Career

Schaffner is a philosopher and medical doctor who specializes in the history and philosophy of science. He has published extensively on ethical and conceptual issues, and has written several books in those fields. He is a Distinguished University Professor[3] at the University of Pittsburgh, but has also taught since 1962 at Brooklyn College, the University of Chicago, the University of Maryland, and George Washington University, where he is a professor emeritus and was formerly University Professor of Medical Humanities and Professor of Philosophy. His recent work has been on ethical and philosophical issues in human behavior. He was editor-in-chief of the academic journal Philosophy of Science from 1975 to 1980.[2] [4]

Honors

Schaffner was a Guggenheim Fellow and has received many academic honors, including:[4]

Selected publications

Schaffner had been writing books for over forty years, and papers for over fifty. His books and some of his recent papers are listed below:[2]

Books

Chapters

Papers

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kenneth F. Schaffner CV . University of Pittsburgh . 2018-11-23.
  2. Web site: Kenneth F. Schaffner . University of Pittsburgh Department of History and Philosophy of Science website . . 2017-03-11 .
  3. Web site: Policy and Procedure Governing Appointments to Distinguished Professorships . https://web.archive.org/web/20070905185012/http://www.provost.pitt.edu/faculty-affairs/distinguished.html . dead . 2007-09-05 . University of Pittsburgh Faculty Handbook . . 2013-02-05 . 2017-03-16 .
  4. Web site: Kenneth F. Schaffner / History and Philosophy of Science . Department of History & Philosophy of Science website . . 2016-06-23 . 2017-03-11 .