David N. Stamos (born 1957) is a Canadian

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 ...

of science and

professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an Academy, academic rank at university, universities and other tertiary education, post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin ...

in the Philosophy Department at

York University York University (), also known as YorkU or simply YU), is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, and it has approximately 53,500 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, ...

.Department of Philosophy”
/ref> He studied in York University, where he received his

Ph.D. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research. The name of the deg ...

in Philosophy. He emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach for philosophy. His two main mottoes are: "It is not wisdom to ignore evidence" and "Politics does not determine good scholarship."David Stamos' CV”
/ref>

Research interests

Philosophy of biology The philosophy of biology is a subfield of philosophy of science, which deals with epistemology, epistemological, metaphysics, metaphysical, and ethics, ethical issues in the biological and biomedical sciences. Although philosophers of science and ...

* Darwin (historical research on his species concept and pre-Darwinian taxonomy) *

David Hume David Hume (; born David Home; – 25 August 1776) was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist who was best known for his highly influential system of empiricism, philosophical scepticism and metaphysical naturalism. Beg ...

(finding Hume's God). *

Human nature Human nature comprises the fundamental dispositions and characteristics—including ways of Thought, thinking, feeling, and agency (philosophy), acting—that humans are said to have nature (philosophy), naturally. The term is often used to denote ...

Human rights Human rights are universally recognized Morality, moral principles or Social norm, norms that establish standards of human behavior and are often protected by both Municipal law, national and international laws. These rights are considered ...

* Scientific Imagination *

Karl Popper Sir Karl Raimund Popper (28 July 1902 – 17 September 1994) was an Austrian–British philosopher, academic and social commentator. One of the 20th century's most influential philosophers of science, Popper is known for his rejection of the ...

Albert Einstein Albert Einstein (14 March 187918 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who is best known for developing the theory of relativity. Einstein also made important contributions to quantum mechanics. His mass–energy equivalence f ...

Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales involving mystery and the macabre. He is widely re ...

Selected books

* ''Edgar Allan Poe, Eureka, and Scientific Imagination.'' Paradigm Publishers. 2017. * ''The Myth of Universal Human Rights: Its Origin, History, and Explanation, Along with a More Humane Way.''

SUNY Press The State University of New York Press (more commonly referred to as the SUNY Press) is a university press affiliated with the State University of New York system. The press, which was founded in 1966, is located in Albany, New York and publishe ...

. 2013. *''Evolution and the Big Questions: Sex, Race, Religion, and Other Matters.''

Wiley-Blackwell Wiley-Blackwell is an international scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons. It was formed by the merger of John Wiley & Sons Global Scientific, Technical, and Medical business with Blackwell Publish ...

. 2008. ** Recipient of a ''Choice'' ''2008'' ''Outstanding Academic Title Award'', translated into Spanish and Portuguese, forthcoming in Arabic. *''Darwin and the Nature of Species''.

State University of New York Press The State University of New York Press (more commonly referred to as the SUNY Press) is a university press affiliated with the State University of New York system. The press, which was founded in 1966, is located in Albany, New York and publishe ...

. 2007. *''The Species Problem: Biological Species, Ontology, and the Metaphysics of Biology''.

Lexington Books Bloomsbury Publishing plc is a British worldwide publishing house of fiction and non-fiction. Bloomsbury's head office is located on Bedford Square in Bloomsbury, an area of the London Borough of Camden. It has a US publishing office located in ...

. 2004.

References

External links

York University, Department of PhilosophyYFile - A provocative new book examines life's big questions in relation to evolutionDavid Stamos: Evolution and Evidence; Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University - (Video)Dr David N. Stamos - The Myth of Universal Human Rights - (Video)
at cohumanists.ca
David Stamos: The Modern Myth of Human Rights Part 1 - (Video)
at

Centre for Inquiry Canada The Centre for Inquiry Canada (CFIC) is a not-for-profit educational organization with headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Canadian organization was founded as a member and volunteer driven organization in 2007. It is the Canadian affili ...

David Stamos
at

Academia.edu Academia.edu is a commercial platform for sharing academic research that is uploaded and distributed by researchers from around the world. All academic articles are free to read by visitors, however uploading and downloading articles is restrict ...

Living people Canadian non-fiction writers Canadian people of Greek descent Academic staff of York University Canadian philosophers of science York University alumni 1957 births {{Philosopher-stub