# Philip Kitcher
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Philip Stuart Kitcher (born 20 February 1947) is a British philosophy professor teaching at Columbia University who specialises in the philosophy of science, the philosophy of biology, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of literature, and more recently pragmatism.
== Life and career ==
Born in London, Kitcher spent his early life in Eastbourne, East Sussex, on the south coast of the United Kingdom. He went to school at Christ's Hospital, Horsham, West Sussex.
Philip Kitcher (b.1947)
As dusk falls on the landscape of the mind, we embark on a journey through Philip Kitchers introspective pursuit of the woven threads between science, ethics, and democracy. In the soft shadowed libraries of thought, his books serve as lanterns, illuminating the intricate dance of knowledge as it e…
What is a "Genesis Creationist"? | Faith Science, episode 52.
Jerry discussed the term "Genesis creationist" (similar to Young Earth creationist", coined by Philip Kitcher, in his book Living with Darwin. He also showed the parallels between Kitcher's terms "novelty creationist" and "anti-selectionist" and the more popular "Old Earth creationist" and "theisti…
How do Reductionism and Emergence Dance?
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Two big ideas in biology: the evolution of species via mutation, fitness and natural selection; and the embryological development of individuals, from fertilized egg to whole organis…
Philip Kitcher on Philosophy for Science and the Common Good
This week, Thomas Spiteri speaks with Professor Philip Kitcher, John Dewey Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Columbia University and one of the most influential philosophers of science of the past half-century.
Kitcher traces his intellectual journey from his early years at Cambridge and Princeto…
When Science Meets Humanity: Philosopher Philip Kitcher on the Questions That Matter
In this episode, Brian Wargo and Jacob Beckey engage with Dr. Philip Kitcher, discussing the intersection of philosophy and science education. They explore the importance of curiosity, the role of reading in the classroom, and the need for dialogue in understanding scientific concepts. Kitcher shar…
The Theory of Scientific Explanation: An Obituary
A talk given by Philip Kitcher (Columbia University) at the Moral Sciences Club on 14 March 2023.
Philip Kitcher: Why Is Climate Action So Hard? - Lecture 8
For the better part of four decades, national leaders and their citizens have been warned that human activities are causing our planet to heat up – and that, if we do not change our ways, our descendants will have to cope with a harsh – possibly uninhabitable – environment. Despite repeated messag…
CYKIAE Season 15 Part 23. And Christ Rose Yet Again – The Sudden Death of Atheism – Did You Know that 97% of Your DNA Is Parasites.
In 1994, biologist and textbook writer, Kenneth Miller wrote:
The human genome is littered with pseudo-genes [DNA sequences thought to have lost a function they once had], gene fragments, 'orphaned' genes, 'junk' DNA, and so many repeated copies of pointless DNA sequences that it cannot be attribut…
The Man of Many Worlds IV
David Lewis steps off a plane from Australia in 2000 and falls seriously ill. In the final year of his life, he decides to take on Christianity, but does not live long enough to write a paper, leaving only his notes. His longtime friend Philip Kitcher turns the notes into Lewis' final piece on the …
Philip Kitcher on the Erosion of Ethics in Policymaking
Beginning in the 1980s, a new political order led policymakers to prize economic efficiency, often at the expense of public goods. What has followed, our guest argues, has been a withdrawal of ethics from policy making, as well as an “erosion of kindness.” Our guest proposes a different ethos, one …
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