Steven French (philosopher)
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{{Short description|Philosopher of Science}}
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Newcastle University (BSc)|region=Western philosophy|era=Contemporary philosophy|school_tradition=Analytic|main_interests=Philosophy of science, Philosophy of quantum physics, Metaphysics|notable_ideas=|thesis_title=Identity and Individuality in Classical and Quantum Physics|thesis_url=https://catalogue.libraries.london.ac.uk/record=b1529651~S16|thesis_year=1985|doctoral_advisors=Michael Redhead|institutions=University of Leeds
Southeast Missouri State University|website=}}Steven Richard Douglas French (born November 8, 1956) is an emeritus professor of philosophy at University of Leeds.{{Cite web |last=AHC |first=Faculty of |title=Professor Steven French {{!}} School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science {{!}} University of Leeds |url=https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/philosophy/staff/49/professor-steven-french |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=ahc.leeds.ac.uk |language=en}}
Life and works
French studied physics before coming to philosophy and received his B.Sc. in physics from the Newcastle University in 1978. He then pursued philosophy and received his Ph.D. in philosophy of science in 1985 from the University of London with the dissertation entitled ‘Identity and Individuality in Classical and Quantum Physics’ under the supervision of Michael Redhead.{{Cite web |title=steven-french |url=https://www.aips.be/en/steven-french |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=AIPS |language=en-US}}
= Selected publications =
== Monographs ==
- {{Cite book |url=https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198897958.001.0001 |chapter=|doi=10.1093/oso/9780198897958.001.0001|title=A Phenomenological Approach to Quantum Mechanics|date=2023|last1=French|first1=Steven|isbn=978-0-19-889795-8}}
- {{Cite book |url=https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198848158.001.0001 |chapter=|doi=10.1093/oso/9780198848158.001.0001|title=There Are No Such Things as Theories|date=2020|last1=French|first1=Steven|isbn=978-0-19-884815-8}}
- {{Cite book |url=https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199684847.001.0001 |chapter=|doi=10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199684847.001.0001|title=The Structure of the World|date=2014|last1=French|first1=Steven|isbn=978-0-19-968484-7}}
== Editorials ==
- {{Cite book |url=https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429030284 |chapter=|doi=10.4324/9780429030284|title=The Aesthetics of Science|date=2020|isbn=978-0-429-03028-4|editor-last1=Ivanova|editor-last2=French|editor-first1=Milena|editor-first2=Steven}}
- {{Cite book |url=https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198814979.001.0001 |chapter=|doi=10.1093/oso/9780198814979.001.0001|title=Scientific Realism and the Quantum|date=2020|isbn=978-0-19-881497-9|editor-last1=French|editor-last2=Saatsi|editor-first1=Steven|editor-first2=Juha}}
== Articles ==
- {{Cite journal |title= Remodelling Structural Realism: Quantum Physics and the Metaphysics of Structure|url=https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024156116636 |journal=Synthese|date=2003 |doi=10.1023/A:1024156116636 |last1=French |first1=Steven |last2=Ladyman |first2=James |volume=136 |pages=31–56 }}
- {{Cite journal |title= Quantum Physics and the Identity of Indiscernibles|url=https://doi.org/10.1093/bjps/39.2.233 |journal=The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science|date=1988 |doi=10.1093/bjps/39.2.233 |last1=French |first1=Steven |last2=Redhead |first2=Michael |volume=39 |issue=2 |pages=233–246 }}
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