John Beatty (philosopher)

John Beatty
Born1951 (age 74–75)
Known forPhilosophy of biology
Academic background
Alma materIndiana University Bloomington
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of British Columbia
Websitefaculty.arts.ubc.ca/jbeatty/

John Beatty (born 1951) is a professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia. He received his PhD in 1979 in the History and Philosophy of Science at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. His research focuses on the theoretical foundations, methodology, and socio-political dimensions of genetics and evolutionary biology. He is well known in the philosophy of biology community.