Richard Creath is a philosopher of science primarily interested in what makes one scientific claim more worth believing than another. In particular he studies the role of logic, mathematics, scientific methods, and even philosophy within science. Scientific claims are to be tested by experience. However, the claims of logic, method, and the like seem to be presupposed in any such test, so the test cannot offer support to them.
Professor Creath’s approach in sorting this out involves the careful historical study of the clash between two of the most important and influential philosophers of science of the 20th century, Rudolf Carnap and W.V. Quine. Understanding and evaluating their developing arguments and perspectives provides important insights that are still relevant to the current understanding of scientific knowledge.
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Spring 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
PHI 314 | Philosophy of Science |
HPS 314 | Philosophy of Science |
BIO 394 | Special Topics |
Fall 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
HPS 322 | History of Science |
HON 394 | Special Topics |
BIO 499 | Individualized Instruction |
Spring 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
PHI 314 | Philosophy of Science |
HPS 314 | Philosophy of Science |
HON 394 | Special Topics |
Fall 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 317 | History of Science |
HPS 322 | History of Science |
HPS 394 | Special Topics |
BIO 394 | Special Topics |
Spring 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
HPS 322 | History of Science |
HPS 394 | Special Topics |
HPS 493 | Honors Thesis |
HPS 511 | History of Science |
Fall 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
HPS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
Spring 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
PHI 314 | Philosophy of Science |
HPS 314 | Philosophy of Science |
BIO 394 | Special Topics |
HON 394 | Special Topics |
HPS 493 | Honors Thesis |
Fall 2016 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
HPS 322 | History of Science |
HON 394 | Special Topics |
HPS 394 | Special Topics |
HPS 492 | Honors Directed Study |
HPS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
Phi Beta Kappa, 1969
Danforth Graduate Fellowship, 1969-74
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2009-
Promoters of Excellence Award, Honors College, Arizona State University, April 1995
Faculty & Staff: Outstanding Dedication to Students, September 1998
Dean’s Quality of Instruction Award, 2004
Curator, Rudolf Carnap Collection, University of Pittsburgh, 1974-81
Editorial Board, Philosophical Studies, 1992-
General Editor: Carnap Collected Works, 2000-
Board Member, Archives of Scientific Philosophy, 2002-
Editorial Board, Philosophy of Science, 2004-2009
Editorial Board Member, Vienna Circle Institute Yearbooks, 2008-
Board Member, Vienna Circle Institute, Vienna, Austria, 2008-
Philosophy of Science Association
American Philosophical Association
Society of Exact Philosophy
Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh
Columbia History of Science Group
History of Science Society
Vienna Circle Institute
International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Marine Biological Laboratory, MBL Society Member
International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science
Society for the Study of the History of Analytical Philosophy
Philosophy
History and Philosophy of Science
Biology and Society
Teaching Assistant and Fellow, University of Pittsburgh, 1970-73
Visiting Instructor, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1973
Assistant Professor, Arizona State University, 1974-84
Research Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, 1977-78
Associate Professor, Arizona State University, 1984-1992
Visiting Associate Professor, Stanford University, Winter and Spring Quarter, 1987
Professor of Philosophy, Arizona State University, 1992-
Professor of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, 2003-
Director, Program in History and Philosophy of Science, Arizona State University, 2003-
Adjunct Scientist, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, 2010-13
President’s Professor of Life Sciences and of Philosophy, Arizona State University, 2011-