John Beatty (born 1951) is a professor in the Department of

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at the

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. He received his PhD in 1979 in the History and Philosophy of Science at

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, Bloomington,

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. His research focuses on the theoretical foundations, methodology, and socio-political dimensions of genetics and evolutionary biology. He is well known in the

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community.

External links

Beatty's personal website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beatty, John Philosophers of science Canadian philosophy academics Academic staff of the University of British Columbia Living people 1951 births Philosophers of biology