Richard Creath

Richard Creath is an American philosopher and Emeritus Professor of Life Sciences and of Philosophy at Arizona State University. He was elected a fellow of the American [Association for the Advancement of Science] in 2009.

Education

Creath received a B.A. in philosophy from Knox College in 1969. He attained an M.A. in philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh in 1972 and in history and philosophy of science in 1974. He attained a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh in 1975.

Career

Creath became a professor of Life Sciences and of Philosophy at Arizona State University in 1974 and a President's Professor in 2011. He studies philosophy of science influenced by Rudolf Carnap and Willard [Van Orman Quine].