David N. Stamos (born 1957) is a Canadian philosopher of science and professor in the Philosophy Department at York University.^[1] He studied in York University, where he received his Ph.D. in Philosophy. He emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach for philosophy. His two main mottoes are: "It is not wisdom to ignore evidence" and "Politics does not determine good scholarship."^[2]

• Philosophy of biology^[1]
• Darwin (historical research on his species concept and pre-Darwinian taxonomy) ^[1]
• David Hume (finding Hume's God).^[1]
• Human nature^[1]
• Human rights^[1]
• Scientific Imagination^[2]
• Karl Popper^[1]
• Albert Einstein^[2]
• Edgar Allan Poe^[2]

• Edgar Allan Poe, Eureka, and Scientific Imagination. Paradigm Publishers. 2017.
• The Myth of Universal Human Rights: Its Origin, History, and Explanation, Along with a More Humane Way. SUNY Press. 2013. ISBN 978-1-61205-241-0
• Evolution and the Big Questions: Sex, Race, Religion, and Other Matters. Wiley-Blackwell. 2008. ISBN 1-4051-4903-5
  • Recipient of a Choice 2008 Outstanding Academic Title Award, translated into Spanish and Portuguese, forthcoming in Arabic.
• Darwin and the Nature of Species. State University of New York Press. 2007. ISBN 0-7914-6938-7
• The Species Problem: Biological Species, Ontology, and the Metaphysics of Biology. Lexington Books. 2004. ISBN 0-7391-0778-X

• York University, Department of Philosophy
• YFile - A provocative new book examines life's big questions in relation to evolution
• David Stamos: Evolution and Evidence; Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University - (Video)
• Dr David N. Stamos - The Myth of Universal Human Rights - (Video) at cohumanists.ca
• David Stamos: The Modern Myth of Human Rights Part 1 - (Video) at Centre for Inquiry Canada
• David Stamos at Academia.edu

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