David N. Stamos
{{Short description|Canadian philosopher of science and professor}}
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David N. Stamos (born 1957) is a Canadian philosopher of science and professor in the Philosophy Department at York University.[http://www.yorku.ca/laps/phil/faculty/stamos.html Department of Philosophy”] He studied in York University, where he received his Ph.D. in Philosophy. He emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach for philosophy. His two main mottoes are: "It is not wisdom to ignore evidence" and "Politics does not determine good scholarship."[http://www.yorku.ca/laps/phil/CV.html David Stamos' CV”]
Research interests
- Philosophy of biology
- Darwin (historical research on his species concept and pre-Darwinian taxonomy)
- David Hume (finding Hume's God).
- Human nature
- Human rights
- Scientific Imagination
- Karl Popper
- Albert Einstein
- Edgar Allan Poe
Selected books
- Edgar Allan Poe, Eureka, and Scientific Imagination. Paradigm Publishers. 2017.
- The Myth of Universal Human Rights: Its Origin, History, and Explanation, Along with a More Humane Way. SUNY Press. 2013. {{ISBN|978-1-61205-241-0}}
- Evolution and the Big Questions: Sex, Race, Religion, and Other Matters. Wiley-Blackwell. 2008. {{ISBN|1-4051-4903-5}}
- Recipient of a Choice 2008 Outstanding Academic Title Award, translated into Spanish and Portuguese, forthcoming in Arabic.
- Darwin and the Nature of Species. State University of New York Press. 2007. {{ISBN|0-7914-6938-7}}
- The Species Problem: Biological Species, Ontology, and the Metaphysics of Biology. Lexington Books. 2004. {{ISBN|0-7391-0778-X}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071020043725/http://www.arts.yorku.ca/phil/faculty/stamos.html York University, Department of Philosophy]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150708085502/http://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2008/04/02/a-provocative-new-book-examines-lifes-big-questions-in-relation-to-evolution/ YFile - A provocative new book examines life's big questions in relation to evolution]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2T7pdkSf_U David Stamos: Evolution and Evidence; Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University - (Video)]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6YRlLa976A Dr David N. Stamos - The Myth of Universal Human Rights - (Video)] at cohumanists.ca
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLC32D09FAFA1B0145&v=6JHoQAjO4N8#t=207 David Stamos: The Modern Myth of Human Rights Part 1 - (Video)] at Centre for Inquiry Canada
- [https://yorku.academia.edu/DavidNStamos David Stamos] at Academia.edu
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