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Sandy Boucher

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0575-7497
20022025

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Biographical Details

Sandy Boucher is Lecturer in the Philosophy of Science at the University of New England, NSW Australia. His research interests are mainly in the philosophy of biology (especially functions and teleology, the units of selection, species, natural kinds, macroevolution and paleobiology) and general philosophy of science (especially the scientific realism debate), but he also works on issues in metaphilosophy and epistemology. He has published several papers on empiricism and the concept of a philosophical stance. Current research projects include work on pragmatism in the scientific realism debate; arguments for realism about the units of selection; the role of values in science; and naturalised metaphysics. He received his Ph.D from the University of Melbourne in 2012 (supervisor Greg Restall), thesis title 'Empiricism, Metaphysical Stances the Philosophy of Biology'. After receiving his Ph.D his first position was as a researcher on the IARPA (Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity) Critical Thinking and Argument Mapping Project at the University of Melbourne. Before coming to UNE he taught at the University of Connecticut, University of Melbourne, and La Trobe University.

Teaching

Sandy is lecturer and unit coordinator for the following units:

PHIL102 Critical Thinking

PHIL150 Metaphysics and Theory of Knowledge

PHIL303/503 Epistemology: The Enlightenment and Beyond

PHIL304/504 Philosophy of Science

PHIL509 Sex and Death: Issues in the Philosophy of Biology

PHIL330/530 Elementary Logic

Education/Academic qualification

Masters, Monash University

Honours, Monash University

Doctorate, The University of Melbourne

Research Interests

  • Philosophy
  • Epistemology
  • Structuralism
  • Philosophy of Science

Approved to Supervise

  • Approved PhD/HDR supervisor

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 1 - No Poverty
    SDG 1 No Poverty
  2. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  3. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  4. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  5. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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