John Worrall (philosopher)
John Worrall | |
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Worrall, c. 2000 | |
| Born | 27 November 1946 Leigh, Lancashire, England |
| Education | |
| Education | London School of Economics (BSc, PhD) |
| Thesis | The 19th Century Revolution in Optics: A Case Study in the Interaction between Philosophy of Science and History and Sociology of Science (1976) |
| Doctoral advisor | Imre Lakatos |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy Structural realism |
| Institutions | London School of Economics |
| Main interests | Philosophy of science |
| Notable ideas | Ramsey-style epistemic structural realism |
John Worrall (/ˈwɒrəl/; born 27 November 1946) was a professor of philosophy of science at the London School of Economics until his retirement in 2019, when he became Emeritus Professor. He was also associated with the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science at the same institution.