Hail Fellows
- Author: Kate Clark
- Posted: 7th December 2011
Three scholars from the School of History and Philosophy have been recognised for their significant contribution to the fields of Philosophy and History and Philosophy of Science by the prestigious Australian Academy of the Humanities.
Stephen Hetherington, Paul Patton and David Miller have been elected as Fellows by the Academy, which was established in 1969 with a mandate to advance knowledge of, and the pursuit of excellence in, the humanities in Australia for the benefit of the nation.
David Miller is a Professor of History and Philosophy of Science with an international reputation as an authority on the history of science in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Britain, during the peak of the Industrial Revolution.
Paul Patton is a Professor in Philosophy with a strong international reputation for his work both in political philosophy – especially on issues of political liberalism, historical injustice and indigenous rights – and in contemporary European philosophy.
Stephen Hetherington is a Professor of Philosophy whose key research interests are in epistemology and metaphysics. With seven monographs, two edited collections and more than sixty articles, he has earned an international reputation for his revivification of epistemology.
The Fellowship of the Academy comprises more than 500 distinguished individuals elected through a rigorous peer nomination process in recognition of the excellence and impact of their scholarship.
