Timothy Shanahan (philosopher)

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Timothy Shanahan (born December 22, 1960) is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University. He is known for his research on philosophy of science, philosophy and film, and the morality of terrorism.{{cite web|last1=Weber|first1=Bruce|title=Review of Charles Darwin|url=http://ndpr.nd.edu/news/charles-darwin/|website=Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews|access-date=13 October 2017|date=14 August 2008}}{{cite web|last1=Depew|first1=David|title=Review of The Evolution of Darwinism|url=http://ndpr.nd.edu/news/the-evolution-of-darwinism/|website=Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews|access-date=13 October 2017|date=8 January 2005}}{{cite web|title=Philosophy and Blade Runner, by Timothy Shanahan|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/books/philosophy-and-blade-runner-by-timothy-shanahan/2015320.article|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|access-date=13 October 2017|language=en|date=28 August 2014}}{{cite web|last1=Keith Dromm|title=Review of Philosophy and Blade Runner|url=http://www.keithdromm.com/2016/03/03/review-of-philosophy-and-blade-runner/|access-date=13 October 2017|date=3 March 2016|author1-link=Keith Dromm}}{{cite web|last1=Read|first1=Rupert|last2=Goodenough|first2=Jerry|title=Timothy Shanahan (2014), Philosophy and Blade Runner, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 240pp.|url=http://www.film-philosophy.com/index.php/f-p/article/view/1133|website=Film-Philosophy|access-date=13 October 2017|date=20 January 2016}}

Books

Reason and Insight: Western and Eastern Perspectives on the Pursuit of Moral Wisdom, 2nd edition (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 2003).
The Evolution of Darwinism: Selection, Adaptation, and Progress in Evolutionary Biology (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004).
Philosophy 9/11: Thinking about the War on Terrorism (Chicago: Open Court, 2005).
The Provisional Irish Republican Army and the Morality of Terrorism (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2009).
Philosophy and Blade Runner (Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014).
Blade Runner 2049: A Philosophical Exploration (London & New York: Routledge, 2019).