Fraser, Doreen - History/ Philosophy

Submitted by root on Thu, 2010/06/24 - 4:52pm
Personal Information
First Name: 
Doreen
Last Name: 
Fraser
Department / Program: 
Philosophy
University Affiliation: 
University of Waterloo
Phone: 
5198884567
Extension: 
32780
Email Address: 
dlfraser@uwaterloo.ca
Area of Research
Discipline: 
History/ Philosophy
Subject: 
Physics
Time Period: 
17th Century
Current
Specific Area of Research: 
Philosophy of physics, philosophy of science, history of physics, history of science (esp. 17th Century)
Academics
PHD Program: 
History and Philosophy of Science
PHD University: 
University of Pittsburgh
PHD Date: 
2006
Major Publications: 
Her publications on philosophical issues arising from quantum field theory and on Newton have appeared in Erkenntnis, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, and Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics. She also has a longstanding interest in the question of why it is possible to apply mathematics in physics.