Heather Douglas

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• Ilungu le IKomidi le-ISC Lenkululeko Nomthwalo Wemfanelo Kwezesayensi

Background

U-Heather Douglas uyisazi sefilosofi yesayensi esisebenza ngobudlelwano phakathi kwesayensi nomphakathi obanzi esebenza kuwo. Iphrojekthi yakhe yamanje igxile ekubuyekezeni isivumelwano senhlalo yesayensi, okuhlanganisa izibopho zososayensi, izizathu zemikhawulo esemthethweni yesayensi, nokuvikelwa okudingekayo kwezombusazwe kwezesayensi. Umsebenzi wakhe ubulokhu ubalulekile ekukhuthazeni ingxoxo eqinile yefilosofi yesayensi mayelana nezindinganiso zesayensi kanye nokwandisa umbono wefilosofi yesayensi ngale kwe-epistemic kuhlanganise nezindaba zokuziphatha nezombusazwe. UnguSolwazi eMnyangweni Wefilosofi futhi uyilungu leSocially Engaged Philosophy of Science Group eMichigan State University.  

Uthole iPh.D. ovela eMnyangweni Wezomlando Nefilosofi Yesayensi eNyuvesi yasePittsburgh ngo-1998 futhi useke wabamba izikhundla zobungcweti e-University of Puget Sound, eNyuvesi yaseTennessee, naseNyuvesi yaseWaterloo ngaphambi kokuthuthela eMichigan State ngo-2018.  

Ungumbhali we Isayensi, Inqubomgomo, kanye Nokuhle Okungenavelu (2009), Indawo Efanelekile Yesayensi: Isayensi, Amagugu, kanye Nentando Yeningi (2021), kanye nezindatshana eziningi ezikhuluma ngezindinganiso zesayensi, izibopho zokuziphatha zososayensi, kanye nendima yesayensi emiphakathini yentando yeningi. Uhlela uchungechunge lwezincwadi Isayensi, Izindinganiso, Nomphakathi ye-University of Pittsburgh Press. Umsebenzi wakhe usekelwe yi-US National Science Foundation kanye neSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council yaseCanada.  

Ngo-2016, waqanjwa njenge-American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) uzakwethu. Uphinde abe nguzakwabo we-Institute for Science, Society, and Policy eNyuvesi yase-Ottawa. Ngo-2021-2022, wayenguMvakashi Omkhulu Fellow eCentre for Philosophy of Science eNyuvesi yasePittsburgh futhi ngo-2025, wayengumngane ovakashile neqembu le-SOCRATES eLeibniz Universität Hannover. Njengamanje ukhonza ekomitini le-US National Academies of Science lekomiti elibuyekezayo Ngokuba Usosayensi.

Leli khasi libuyekezwe ngoJulayi 2025.