Samir Okasha

Samir Okasha
FBA
سمیر عکاشه
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
AwardsLakatos Award (2009), Henry Wilde Prize (1992)
Scientific career
FieldsHistory and philosophy of science
InstitutionsUniversity of Bristol
University of York
National Autonomous University of Mexico
Doctoral advisorBill Newton-Smith
Websitewww.bristol.ac.uk/school-of-arts/people/samir-okasha/

Samir Okasha FBA, is a Professor of Philosophy of Science at University of Bristol. He is a winner of Lakatos Award for his book Evolution and the Levels of Selection.[1] He was appointed a Fellow of the British Academy in 2018.[2]

Books

  • Philosophy of Biology (OUP 2019)
  • Agents and Goals in Evolution (OUP 2018)
  • Evolution and the Levels of Selection (OUP 2006)
  • Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction (OUP 2002; second edition 2015)

References

  1. ^ "Samir Okasha". University of Bristol.
  2. ^ [1] British Academy