Thomas Reydon

Thomas Reydon
Born1969 (age 56–57)
The Hague
AwardsFellow of the Linnean Society of London
Education
EducationAloysius College, Leiden University
Philosophical work
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolAnalytic philosophy
InstitutionsLeibniz University of Hannover
Main interestsphilosophy of science, philosophy of technology
Websitewww.reydon.info

Thomas A.C. Reydon (born 1969) is a Dutch philosopher and professor of philosophy of science and technology at Leibniz University of Hannover. He is known for his works on philosophy of science.[1][2] He is an editor-in-chief of the Journal for General Philosophy of Science[3] and an elected Fellow of the Linnean Society of London.[4]

Books

  • The Scope of Evolutionary Thinking, Cambridge University Press, 2025 (Cambridge Elements in the Philosophy of Biology)
  • Wissenschaftsethik: Eine Einführung, Ulmer/UTB, 2013
  • Cultural Evolution and Social Ontology: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Edited with Martina Valković, Routledge, 2026 (Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy)
  • Evolutionary Thinking Across Disciplines: Problems and Perspectives in Generalized Darwinism, Edited with Agathe Du Crest, Martina Valković, André Ariew, Hugh Desmond and Philippe Huneman Springer, 2023 (Synthese Library Vol. 478)
  • Grundriss Wissenschaftsphilosophie:Die Philosophien der Einzelwissenschaften, Edited with Simon Lohse, Felix Meiner Verlag, 2017; licensed edition: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 2017[5]
  • Artefact Kinds: Ontology and the Human-Made World, Edited with Maarten Franssen, Peter Kroes and Pieter Vermaas, Springer, 2014 (Synthese Library Vol. 365)
  • Philosophy of Behavioral Biology, Edited with Kathryn Plaisance, Springer, 2012 (Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science Vol. 282)[6]
  • Der universale Leibniz: Denker, Forscher, Erfinder, Edited with Helmut Heit and Paul Hoyningen-Huene, Franz Steiner Verlag, 2009
  • Current Themes in Theoretical Biology: A Dutch Perspective, Edited with Lia Hemerik, Springer, 2005

References

  1. ^ Maienschein, Jane (30 October 2013). "Review of Vitalism and the Scientific Image in Post-Enlightenment Life Science, 1800-2010". NDPR. ISSN 1538-1617.
  2. ^ "Prof. Dr. Thomas A.C. Reydon". sciprofiles.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Journal for General Philosophy of Science". SpringerLink. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Thomas Reydon". Leibniz University. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  5. ^ Stöckler, Manfred (September 2018). "Simon Lohse and Thomas Reydon (Eds.): Grundriss Wissenschaftsphilosophie. Die Philosophien der Einzelwissenschaften: Meiner, Hamburg, 2017, 658 pp, €78.00, ISBN: 9783787329861". Journal for General Philosophy of Science. 49 (3): 495–497. doi:10.1007/s10838-018-9417-0. ISSN 0925-4560.
  6. ^ Trestman, Michael (July 2013). "Explaining behavior: Kathryn S. Plaisance and Thomas A. C. Reydon (eds): Philosophy of behavioral biology. Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, vol. 282. Dordrecht: Springer, 2012, viii+373pp, €139.95, $189.00 HB". Metascience. 22 (2): 375–378. doi:10.1007/s11016-012-9732-8. ISSN 0815-0796.


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