Adrian Currie

Adrian Currie
OccupationSenior Lecturer
Known forPhilosophy of palaeontology and of geosciences
AwardsFernando Gil Prize 2019
Academic background
Alma materVictoria University of Wellington
Academic work
DisciplinePhilosophy of Science
Sub-disciplinePhilosophy of Historical Sciences
InstitutionsUniversity of Exeter

Adrian Currie is a philosopher of science in the department of Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology at the University of Exeter, UK.[1] Currie's work is on the history and philosophy of historical sciences, especially geology, palaeontology, and archeology.[2] [3]Currie's book Rock, Bone and Ruin: An Optimist’s Guide to the Historical Sciences (2018, MIT) was awarded the Fernando Gil Prize in 2019.[4]

Selected Works

  • Comparative Thinking in Biology, Cambridge University Press, 2020
  • Scientific Knowledge and the Deep Past, Cambridge University Press, 2019
  • Rock, Bone and Ruin: An Optimist’s Guide to the Historical Sciences, MIT, 2018

References

  1. ^ "University of Exeter". experts.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
  2. ^ "Adrian Currie | School of Philosophy". philosophy.cass.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
  3. ^ "About Us". Extinct. Retrieved 2026-03-04.
  4. ^ "Arquivo.pt". arquivo.pt. Retrieved 2026-03-04.