Mark A. Bedau is an American
philosopher
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who works in the field of
artificial life. He is the son of the philosopher
Hugo Bedau (1926–2012).
Bedau teaches philosophy at
Reed College
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. He is also the co-founder of the
European Center for Living Technology
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(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.
References
American philosophers
Reed College faculty
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Researchers of artificial life
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