Paul E. Griffiths
Paul Griffiths is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sydney and works primarily in the
Griffiths, together with Russell Gray developed a theoretical perspective on biological development, heredity, and evolution known as developmental systems theory (DST).[4]
Together with his former advisor Kim Sterelny, in 1999, Griffiths published Sex and Death, a comprehensive treatment of problems and alternative positions in the philosophy of biology. This book incorporated a number of the positions developed in previous articles on the range of topics in the philosophy of biology.[5]
His latest book, published in 2013, in collaboration with Karola Stotz, focuses on the philosophy of genetics.[6]
In 2022 he was appointed
Books
Monographs
- Griffiths, P. E. (1997). What Emotions Really Are: The Problem of Psychological Categories. Chicago, University of Chicago Press.
- Sterelny, K. and P. E. Griffiths (1999) Sex and Death: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Biology. Chicago, University of Chicago Press.
- Griffiths, P. E., & Stotz, K. (2013). Genetics and Philosophy: An introduction. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Edited Volumes
- Griffiths, P.E (Ed.) (1992). Trees of Life: Essays in Philosophy of Biology. Dordrecht, Kluwer.
- Oyama, S., P. E. Griffiths and R.D. Gray (Eds.) (2001). Cycles of Contingency: Developmental Systems and Evolution. MIT Press.
Awards and honors
In 2017, he was awarded an Australian Laureate Fellowship.[8]
References
- ^ "Theory and Method in Biosciences".
- ^ "Staff Profile".
- ^ "Paul Griffiths".
- JSTOR 2940982.
- ISBN 9780226178653.
- ^ Griffiths, Paul E.; Stotz, Karola (2013). Genetics and Philosophy: An introduction. New York: Cambridge University Press.
- ^ "usyd_humanities on X". Twitter. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Fellowships and training centres accelerate research capacity". University of Sydney. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2020.