Adrian Currie
Adrian Currie | |
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| Occupation | Senior Lecturer |
| Known for | Philosophy of palaeontology and of geosciences |
| Awards | Fernando Gil Prize 2019 |
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| Education | Victoria University of Wellington |
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| Discipline | Philosophy of Science |
Sub-discipline | Philosophy of Historical Sciences |
| Institutions | University of Exeter |
Adrian Currie is a philosopher of science in the department of Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology at the University of Exeter, UK.[1] Currie's work is on the history and philosophy of historical sciences, especially geology, palaeontology, and archeology.[2][3] Currie's book Rock, Bone and Ruin: An Optimist’s Guide to the Historical Sciences (2018, MIT) was awarded the Fernando Gil Prize in 2019.[4]
Selected works
[edit]- Comparative Thinking in Biology, Cambridge University Press, 2020
- Scientific Knowledge and the Deep Past, Cambridge University Press, 2019
- Rock, Bone and Ruin: An Optimist’s Guide to the Historical Sciences, MIT, 2018
References
[edit]- ↑ "University of Exeter". experts.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ "Adrian Currie | School of Philosophy". philosophy.cass.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ "About Us". Extinct. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
- ↑ "Arquivo.pt". arquivo.pt. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
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