Mark A. Bedauis an Americanphilosopherwho works in the field ofartificial life.He is the son of the philosopherHugo Bedau(1926–2012). Mark Bedau earned his B.A. in philosophy atReed Collegein 1977, and his Ph.D. in Philosophy fromU.C. Berkeleyin 1985.[1]
Bedau currently teaches at Reed College. He is also the co-founder of theEuropean Center for Living Technology(ECLT)[2]and Visiting Professor, Ph.D. Program in Life Sciences: Foundations and Ethics, European School of Molecular Medicine.[3]Bedau is also the editor of theArtificial Life Journal.[4]
He has been the COO ofProtolife,a biotechnology start-up based inVenice, Italy.[5]
Recent books
edit- M. A. Bedau and E. C. Parke, eds.The prospect of protocells: social and ethical implications of the recreation of life.Cambridge: MIT Press. 2009.
- Mark A. Bedau,Carol E. Cleland,eds.The Nature of Life: Classical and Contemporary Perspectives from Philosophy.2011.
- Mark A. Bedau and Paul Humphreys, eds.Emergence: contemporary readings in philosophy and science.Cambridge: MIT Press, 2008.
- Mark. A Bedau, George Myro, and Tim Monroe, eds.Rudiments of Logic.1987.
References
edit- ^"M. A. Bedau -- Research Interests".people.reed.edu.Retrieved2024-04-08.
- ^"European Centre for Living Technology".Archived fromthe originalon 2011-12-14.Retrieved2011-12-23.
- ^"Mark A. Bedau".
- ^"MIT Press Journals".
- ^"ProtoLife: People".Archived fromthe originalon 2011-04-17.Retrieved2011-05-17.
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