Werner Callebaut

Werner Callebaut
Born
Werner Callebaut

(1952-10-07)October 7, 1952
Mechelen, Belgium
DiedNovember 6, 2014(2014-11-06) (aged 62)
Vienna, Austria
Alma materGhent University
Known forPhilosophy of Science
Scientific career
FieldsPhilosophy of Science
InstitutionsUniversity of Hasselt
Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research

Werner Callebaut (October 7, 1952 – November 6, 2014) was a professor at the University of Hasselt, scientific director of the Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research, editor and chief of Biological Theory, and president of The International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology.

Biography

He attended high school at Koninklijk Atheneum Vilvoorde, Belgium. During his undergraduate studies at the University of Ghent, he was highly influenced by Leo Apostel and Etienne Vermeersch. In 1983, he received a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Ghent with a dissertation entitled Contribution to a General Theory of Rationality on Evolutionary Foundations—With an Application to the Organization of Scientific Knowledge. In 1995 he became a professor of philosophy at University of Hasselt. Between 1995 and 1999, he was a visiting fellow at Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research (KLI) and, in 1999, he moved to Vienna, Austria to become scientific manager of KLI. In 2006, he became editor and chief of Biological Theory. In 2013, he was elected president of The International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology (ISHPSSB).[1][2] He unexpectedly and untimely passed away in his sleep.[3]

Taking the Naturalistic Turn

In his 1993 book Taking the naturalistic turn, or how real philosophy of science is done,[4] Callebaut interviewed a number of philosophers of on key topics in the philosophy of science. He then wove together the interviews into conversations on these key topics in the philosophy of science.[1][5][3][6]

References

  1. ^ a b Müller, Gerd B. (2015). "Liberté, Egalité, Modularité: In Memory of Werner Callebaut (1952–2014)". Biological Theory. 10: 1–4. doi:10.1007/s13752-015-0200-8. S2CID 256283626.
  2. ^ "Werner Callebaut (1952–2014)". Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research. 2014. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b Markl, Peter (27 December 2014). "Werner Callebaut, der renommierte Leiter des Konrad Lorenz-Instituts für Evolutions- und Kognitionsforschung, ist vor kurzem plötzlich und unerwartet gestorben". Wiener Zeitung. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  4. ^ Callebaut, Werner (1993). Taking the Naturalistic Turn, Or How Real Philosophy of Science Is Done (1 ed.). University of Chicago Press. pp. 576. ISBN 978-0226091877.
  5. ^ Fuller, Steve (May 13, 1994). "Taking the Naturalistic Turn: Or, How Real Philosophy of Science is Done". Science. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2014 – via HighBeam Research.
  6. ^ Pigliucci, Massimo (2008). "A Transcendental Philosophy of Science?". Philosophy Now. Retrieved 31 December 2014.