Mauricio Suarez
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Mauricio Suárez is a Spanish anglophone philosopher who specialises in philosophy of science and philosophy of physics. He earned his BSc in astrophysics from the University of Edinburgh
(1991), and his MSc and PhD in philosophy of science from the London School of Economics
(1992 and 1997 respectively).
His appointments include:
In addition he was Junior Research Fellow at Wolfson College
, Oxford; and a visiting scholar at the University of Sydney
(2003) and at Harvard University
(2007, 2009, 2011). He has published on models, representation, and the philosophy of quantum mechanics. He edited Fictions in Science (Routledge, 2009), Probabilities, Causes and Propensities in Physics (Springer, 2011), and coedited EPSA07: Launch of the European Philosophy of Science Association, vol. I and II (Springer, 2010). He was one of the founders of the European Philosophy of Science Association and served as its Vicepresident from 2009 to 2011.
University of Edinburgh
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(1991), and his MSc and PhD in philosophy of science from the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
(1992 and 1997 respectively).
His appointments include:
- Junior Lecturer in Philosophy of Physics, University of OxfordUniversity of OxfordThe University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
(1995-6) - Teaching and Research Fellow, University of St AndrewsUniversity of St AndrewsThe University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
(1996-7) - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Northwestern UniversityNorthwestern UniversityNorthwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
(1997-8) - Permanent Lecturer, University of BristolUniversity of BristolThe University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
(1997–2003) - Associate Professor, Complutense University of MadridComplutense University of MadridThe Complutense University of Madrid is a university in Madrid, and one of the oldest universities in the world. It is located on a sprawling campus that occupies the entirety of the Ciudad Universitaria district of Madrid, with annexes in the district of Somosaguas in the neighboring city of...
(since November 2000)
In addition he was Junior Research Fellow at Wolfson College
Wolfson College, Oxford
Wolfson College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Located in north Oxford along the River Cherwell, Wolfson is an all-graduate college with over sixty governing body fellows, in addition to both research and junior research fellows. It caters to a wide range of...
, Oxford; and a visiting scholar at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
(2003) and at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
(2007, 2009, 2011). He has published on models, representation, and the philosophy of quantum mechanics. He edited Fictions in Science (Routledge, 2009), Probabilities, Causes and Propensities in Physics (Springer, 2011), and coedited EPSA07: Launch of the European Philosophy of Science Association, vol. I and II (Springer, 2010). He was one of the founders of the European Philosophy of Science Association and served as its Vicepresident from 2009 to 2011.
External links
- Mauricio Suárez website at Complutense University of MadridComplutense University of MadridThe Complutense University of Madrid is a university in Madrid, and one of the oldest universities in the world. It is located on a sprawling campus that occupies the entirety of the Ciudad Universitaria district of Madrid, with annexes in the district of Somosaguas in the neighboring city of...
- The European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA)