Hasok Chang
Hasok Chang | |
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장하석 | |
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| Born | March 26, 1967 Seoul, South Korea |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | Northfield Mount Hermon School Hampshire College California Institute of Technology (B.S.) Harvard University Stanford University (Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Active scientific realism |
| Spouse | Gretchen Siglar |
| Awards | BSHS Slade Prize (2005), Lakatos Award (2006), Fernando Gil International Prize for the Philosophy of Science (2013), Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Lecture (2015) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History and philosophy of science |
| Workplaces | Harvard University University College London University of Cambridge |
Academic advisors | Nancy Cartwright |
| Website | www |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 장하석 |
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| Hanja | 張夏碩 |
| RR | Jang Haseok |
| MR | Chang Hasŏk |
| IPA | [tɕaŋɦasʌk] |
Hasok Chang (Korean: 장하석; born March 26, 1967) is a South Korean-born American historian and philosopher of science currently serving as the Hans Rausing Professor at the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge and a board member of the Philosophy of Science Association. He previously served as president of the British Society for the History of Science from 2012 to 2014.
His areas of interest include the history and philosophy of chemistry and physics, the philosophy of scientific practice, measurement in quantum mechanics, realism, scientific evidence, pluralism and pragmatism.