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Scientists, Philosophers and Historians playing nice together

By jlynch on December 1, 2007.

In his discussion of West’s recent talk in Minnesota, PZ notes:

I am extremely impressed with the fact that the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at the University of Minnesota has a historian and philosopher of science on their faculty -- more biology departments ought to make those kinds of strategic alliances to broaden and deepen their discipline.

I wholeheartedly agree. Here at Arizona State, the School of Life Sciences is the home for not only the Center for Biology & Society, but also the History and Philosophy of Science Program. We also have recently started a graduate program in Human and Social Dimensions in Science & Technology. Central to all of this has been getting scientists talking to - and collaborating with - historians and philosophers. It’s all very exciting.

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