- Professor of Mathematics, UNSW
I have worked in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at UNSW since 1981. I have written on the philosophy of mathematics, the history of probability, the analysis of extreme risks and natural law views of ethics.
Experience
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2008–presentProfessor, School of Mathematics and Statistics, UNSW
Education
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1982Warwick University, PhD, Mathematics
Publications
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2009What Science Knows: And How It Knows It, Encounter Books
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2003Corrupting the Youth: A History of Philosophy in Australia, Macleay Press
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2001The Science of Conjecture: Evidence and Probability Before Pascal, Johns Hopkins University Press
Research Areas
- History And Philosophy Of Science (Incl. Non Historical Philosophy Of Science) (220206)
- Applied Statistics (010401)
- History Of Ideas (220209)
Honours
Eureka Prize for Research in Ethics, 2005
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- Location: Sydney, Australia
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