Mark A. Bedau is an American
philosopher
Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...
who works in the field of
artificial life
Artificial life (ALife or A-Life) is a field of study wherein researchers examine systems related to natural life, its processes, and its evolution, through the use of simulations with computer models, robotics, and biochemistry. The discipline ...
. He is the son of the philosopher
Hugo Bedau (1926–2012). Mark Bedau earned his B.A. in philosophy at
Reed College
Reed College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1908, Reed is a residential college with a campus in the Eastmoreland, Portland, Oregon, E ...
in 1977, and his Ph.D. in Philosophy from
U.C. Berkeley in 1985.
Bedau currently teaches at Reed College. He is also the co-founder of the
European Center for Living Technology (ECLT) and Visiting Professor, Ph.D. Program in Life Sciences: Foundations and Ethics, European School of Molecular Medicine. Bedau is also the editor of the ''
Artificial Life Journal''.
He has been the COO of
Protolife, a biotechnology start-up based in
Venice, Italy
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.
Recent books
* M. A. Bedau and E. C. Parke, eds. ''The prospect of protocells: social and ethical implications of the recreation of life''. Cambridge: MIT Press. 2009.
* Mark A. Bedau,
Carol E. Cleland, eds. ''The Nature of Life: Classical and Contemporary Perspectives from Philosophy''. 2011.
* Mark A. Bedau and Paul Humphreys, eds. ''Emergence: contemporary readings in philosophy and science''. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2008.
*Mark. A Bedau, George Myro, and Tim Monroe, eds. ''Rudiments of Logic.'' 1987.
References
21st-century American philosophers
Reed College faculty
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Researchers of artificial life
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