Philosophy
David Hull
June 15th, 1935 to August 11th, 2010
David Hull, 75, the Bertha and Max Dressler Professor in the Humanities Emeritus at Northwestern, died Aug. 11 of pancreatic cancer in his Chicago home.
Hull taught at NU from 1985 until his retirement in 2000. Before this, he taught biology and philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for 20 years.
His career’s work focused on understanding how biology worked, and he is credited with popularizing research that became the “philosophy of biology.”
Published in 1988, Hull’s most well-known and controversial work was “Science as a Process: An Evolutionary Account of the Social and Conceptual Development of Science.” In 2009, Hull donated a collection of books and reprints, including out-of-print books, from his personal library to the Arizona State University Center for Biology and Society.
Hull held an undergraduate degree from Illinois Wesleyan University and received a Ph.D. from Indiana University, where he was the recipient of the program’s first Ph.D. in the history and philosophy of science.
David Hull [Wikipedia]...do check the bibliography
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- Deceased--david Blackwell
David Blackwell April 24th, 1919 to July 8th, 2010 "David Blackwell dies at 91; mathematician, UC Berkeley's first tenured black professor" Blackwell, who taught at Berkeley for nearly 35 years, was also the first black scholar in the National Academy...
- Deceased--ronald Gottesman
Ronald Gottesman January 7th, 1933 to May 10th, 2010 This was the man behind the heavy tomes of literature for those thousands of college students. Overall the tomes are quite good despite the fact that many entries are selected sections. Oddly enough,...
- Academic Cutbacks Are Metastasizing
"Plan to shut leading philosophy course condemned by academics" Plans to shut one of the world’s leading university philosophy courses have sparked outrage among academics. by Graeme Paton May 9th, 2010 Telegraph.co.uk Professors claimed that a decision...
- Sabbatical...almost A Thing Of The Past
One doesn't hear much about these opportunities anymore...the wonderful sabbatical offered to special professors. "IU professor receives prestigious Humboldt Research Award" May 5th, 2010 Indiana University Press Release BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Colin...
Philosophy
Deceased--David Hull
David HullJune 15th, 1935 to August 11th, 2010
"Former Northwestern professor emeritus dies of pancreatic cancer"
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Claire Brown
September 20th, 2010
DAILYNORTHWESTERN.COM
by
Claire Brown
September 20th, 2010
DAILYNORTHWESTERN.COM
David Hull, 75, the Bertha and Max Dressler Professor in the Humanities Emeritus at Northwestern, died Aug. 11 of pancreatic cancer in his Chicago home.
Hull taught at NU from 1985 until his retirement in 2000. Before this, he taught biology and philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for 20 years.
His career’s work focused on understanding how biology worked, and he is credited with popularizing research that became the “philosophy of biology.”
Published in 1988, Hull’s most well-known and controversial work was “Science as a Process: An Evolutionary Account of the Social and Conceptual Development of Science.” In 2009, Hull donated a collection of books and reprints, including out-of-print books, from his personal library to the Arizona State University Center for Biology and Society.
Hull held an undergraduate degree from Illinois Wesleyan University and received a Ph.D. from Indiana University, where he was the recipient of the program’s first Ph.D. in the history and philosophy of science.
David Hull [Wikipedia]...do check the bibliography
- Off To Be Scrapped...costa Concordia
"It’s Make or Break for the World’s Biggest Marine Salvage Operation" by Per Liljas July 14th, 2014 Time It’s a record attempt in heavy lifting that nobody wishes to ever be matched. On Monday, the operation to raise and refloat the capsized 114,500-ton...
- Deceased--david Blackwell
David Blackwell April 24th, 1919 to July 8th, 2010 "David Blackwell dies at 91; mathematician, UC Berkeley's first tenured black professor" Blackwell, who taught at Berkeley for nearly 35 years, was also the first black scholar in the National Academy...
- Deceased--ronald Gottesman
Ronald Gottesman January 7th, 1933 to May 10th, 2010 This was the man behind the heavy tomes of literature for those thousands of college students. Overall the tomes are quite good despite the fact that many entries are selected sections. Oddly enough,...
- Academic Cutbacks Are Metastasizing
"Plan to shut leading philosophy course condemned by academics" Plans to shut one of the world’s leading university philosophy courses have sparked outrage among academics. by Graeme Paton May 9th, 2010 Telegraph.co.uk Professors claimed that a decision...
- Sabbatical...almost A Thing Of The Past
One doesn't hear much about these opportunities anymore...the wonderful sabbatical offered to special professors. "IU professor receives prestigious Humboldt Research Award" May 5th, 2010 Indiana University Press Release BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Colin...