Biography:Hugh Matthew Lacey

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Hugh Lacey
Born (1939-09-07) September 7, 1939 (age 86)
Sydney, Australia
CitizenshipAustralian
EducationUniversity of Melbourne (Australia):

B.A. (Mathematics and History & Philosophy of Science), 1962

M.A. (History & Philosophy of Science) Thesis: Proof and Truth in Mathematics –1964

University of Indiana (U.S.A.)

Ph.D. (History & Philosophy of Science) Thesis: Causal Order and the Topological Properties of Time – 1966
OccupationSenior Research Scholar and Scheuer Family Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, Department of Philosophy, Swarthmore College
Spouse(s)Maria Inês Rocha e Silva Lacey
ChildrenAndrew (b. 1966), Daniel (b. 1974).

Hugh Matthew Lacey (born September 7, 1939, Sydney, Australia) is an Australian philosopher and historian of science.[1] He is a Senior Research Scholar and Scheuer Family Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania.[1] Lacey has contributed extensively to the philosophy of science, philosophy of psychology, and the study of the interaction between scientific knowledge and societal values. [1][2]

Early life and education

Lacey was born in Sydney, Australia. He attended St Brendan’s School in Shepparton, Victoria, from 1945 to 1950, followed by St Colman’s College (1951–1954), Assumption College in Kilmore (1955), and Christian Brothers’ College, East St Kilda, Melbourne (1956). [1]

He received a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and History & Philosophy of Science from the University of Melbourne in 1962 and completed a Master of Arts in History & Philosophy of Science [1]with a thesis titled Proof and Truth in Mathematics in 1964.[1] Lacey earned his Ph.D. in History & Philosophy of Science from Indiana University in 1966 with a dissertation titled Causal Order and the Topological Properties of Time.[1][3]

Career

Swarthmore College

Lacey joined the Department of Philosophy at Swarthmore College in 1965 as an instructor.[1] He served as Associate Professor (1972–1978), Professor (1978–2003), and Scheuer Family Professor of Philosophy Emeritus (2003–present).[1]

University of São Paulo

Lacey has held multiple positions at the University of São Paulo, including Research Associate and Visiting Professor at the Institute of Advanced Studies (2012–2015, 2013, 2016)[4] and the Department of Philosophy (visiting positions from 1969 to 2012). He co-coordinated the Working Group on Agroecology from 2014 to 2017 and contributed to research on the relationships between science, technology, and society. [5]

Other academic appointments

He lectured at the University of Sydney (1966–1969) and held visiting appointments at institutions including Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania, Bryn Mawr College, Villanova University, Rosemont College, Temple University, and several Brazilian and Latin American universities.[6]

Research interests

Lacey's research focuses on the interaction between science and values, particularly the role of ethical, social, and cultural considerations in scientific inquiry. He has developed the concept of “Strategic Pluralism” and has published on the value-free thesis in science[7], science and democracy, ethical issues in technoscience and biotechnology, agroecology, and the integration of modern science with traditional and indigenous knowledge.[8] He has also written on issues in philosophy of psychology, mathematics, and space and time, as well as Catholic social thought and Latin American liberation theology.[9][10]

Publications

Books

  • Valores e Atividade Científica 1–3, São Paulo: Associação Filosófica Scientiae Studia (2008, 2010, 2022)  [11]
  • A Controvérsia sobre os Transgênicos: Questões científicas e éticas, São Paulo: Editora Ideias e Letras, 2006  [11]
  • Values and Objectivity in Science: Current Controversy about Transgenic Crops, Lexington Books, 2005 [9][10]
  • Psicologia Experimental e Natureza Humana, Florianópolis: Editora da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2001 [11]
  • Is Science Value Free? Values and Scientific Understanding, Routledge, 1999; Russian translation, 2001; paperback edition, 2004[8][9][10]
  • Towards a Society That Serves Its People (edited with John Hassett), Georgetown University Press, 1991[11]
  • Behaviorism, Science and Human Nature (with Barry Schwartz), W.W. Norton, 1982  [12]
  • A Linguagem do Espaço e do Tempo, São Paulo: Editora Perspectiva, 1972 [13]

Selected articles

  • Pluralismo estratégico e reorientação da trajetória da pesquisa científica. In Pablo R. Mariconda (org.), Entre conhecimento e valores: alternativas à tecnociência atual, pp. 29–58. São Paulo: Associação Filosófica Scientiae Studia, 2023.[14][15]
  • Commercially-oriented technoscience and the need for multi-strategic research (Hugh Lacey & Pablo R. Mariconda). In Helena Mateus Jerónimo (ed.), Portuguese Philosophy of Technology: Legacies and contemporary work from the Portuguese-speaking community, ch. 18, pp. 321–336. Springer, 2022.[14][15]
  • The methodological strategies of agroecological research and the values with which they are linked. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 88 (August), 2021: 292–302. [16]
  • Science and values: multi-strategic research and traditional saberes. In David Ludwig, Inkeri Koskinen, Zinhle Mncube, Luana Poliseli, Luis Reyes-Galindo (eds), Global Epistemologies and Philosophies of Science, pp. 155–163. London: Routledge, 2021.
  • Transgênicos (Gabriel Bianconi Fernandes, Hugh Lacey & Leonardo Melgarejo). In Alexandre Pessoa Dias, Anakeila de Barros Stauffer, Luiz Henrique Gomes de Moura, Maria Cristina Vargas (orgs.). Dicionário de Educação e Agroecologia, pp. 762–770. Rio de Janeiro: Editora Expressão Popular Ltda, 2021.[17]
  • Sobre a confiabilidade de contribuições científicas para determinar a segurança do uso de transgênicos. In Anna Carozzi, Carlos Ratton, Helder Carvalho & Jelson Oliveira (orgs) Minas e Horizontes do Pensamento: Escritos em homenagem a Ivan Domingues, pp. 148–165. São Leopoldo: Editora Unisinos, 2021.[17]
  • A view of scientific methodology as source of ignorance in the controversies about genetically engineered crops. In Janet Kourany & Martin Carrier (eds), Science and the Production of Ignorance: When the quest for knowledge Is thwarted, pp. 245–270. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2020. [17]
  • Science, respect for nature, and human well-being: democratic values and the responsibilities of scientists today. Foundations of Science 21(1), 2016: 883–914.[17]
  • Food and agricultural systems for the future: science, emancipation and human flourishing. Journal of Critical Realism 14 (3), 2015: 272–286.[17]
  • On the co-unfolding of scientific knowledge and viable values. In P. Schroeder-Heister, W. Hodges, G. Heinzmann and P. E. Bour (eds.), Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science. Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Congress (Nancy), pp. 269–284. London: College Publications, 2014.[17]

Awards and recognition

Lacey has received several research grants from the U.S. National Science Foundation, including studies on human nature, psychology, and biotechnology. He has also received funding from FAPESP, the Research Foundation of the State of São Paulo, for research, travel, and teaching. Recognition includes:[18]

  • Eugene M. Lang Research Professorship, Swarthmore College (1992–1996) [19]
  • Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award, Swarthmore College (1999–2000)
  • Scheuer Family Professor of Humanities, Swarthmore College (2000–2003; emeritus 2003–present)
  • Plaque of Recognition from Universidad Centroamericana “José Simeón Cañas,” San Salvador (2002)

Personal life

Lacey is married to Maria Inês Rocha e Silva Lacey. [20]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "Hugh Lacey :: Swarthmore College" (in en). https://www.swarthmore.edu/profile/hugh-lacey. 
  2. ↑ Revista; Lacey, Hugh (2009-11-01). "Entrevista: Hugh Lacey". Trabalho, Educação E Saúde 7 (3): 623–628. https://works.swarthmore.edu/fac-philosophy/189. 
  3. ↑ "Hugh Lacey (Swarthmore College) - PhilPeople" (in en). https://philpeople.org/profiles/hugh-lacey. 
  4. ↑ https://www.iss.nl/en/media/12lacey2013
  5. ↑ "Letters to the Editor" (in en-US). The New York Times. 2015-06-15. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/16/science/letters-to-the-editor-science-times.html. 
  6. ↑ "Contributors" (in en). Science & Education 8 (1): 105–106. 1999-01-01. doi:10.1023/A:1017105517101. ISSN 1573-1901. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017105517101. 
  7. ↑ Douglas, Heather. "Hugh Lacey, Is Science Value Free?: Values & Scientific Understanding. Routledge (1999), xiv + 285 pp., $90.00 (cloth)." (in en). Philosophy of Science 69 (2): 379–406. doi:10.1086/341272. ISSN 0031-8248. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/philosophy-of-science/article/abs/hugh-lacey-is-science-value-free-values-scientific-understanding-routledge-1999-xiv-285-pp-9000-cloth/0E473CB751B5676C85A7183974C3322A. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Lacey, Hugh (1999). "Values and the Conduct of Science: Principles". Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology 3 (1): 57–86. https://philpapers.org/rec/LACVAT-3. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Hugh Lacey (Swarthmore College) - PhilPeople" (in en). https://philpeople.org/profiles/hugh-lacey. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001HORZY2/allbooks
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 https://www.amazon.in/Books-Hugh-Lacey/s?rh=n:976389031,p_27:Hugh+Lacey
  12. ↑ https://www.amazon.in/Books-Hugh-Lacey/s?rh=n:976389031,p_27:Hugh+Lacey
  13. ↑ https://www.amazon.in/Books-Hugh-Lacey/s?rh=n:976389031,p_27:Hugh+Lacey
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Lacey, Hugh (2002-12-01). "Assessing the value of transgenic crops" (in en). Science and Engineering Ethics 8 (4): 497–511. doi:10.1007/s11948-002-0003-8. ISSN 1471-5546. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-002-0003-8. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001HORZY2/allbooks
  16. ↑ "The methodological strategies of agroecological research and the values with which they are linked" (in en-US). Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 88: 292–302. 2021-08-01. doi:10.1016/j.shpsa.2021.06.013. ISSN 0039-3681. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0039368121000972. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 "Hugh Lacey" (in en-US). MIT Press. https://mitpress.mit.edu/author/hugh-lacey-39873/. 
  18. ↑ Revista; Lacey, Hugh (2009-11-01). "Entrevista: Hugh Lacey". Trabalho, Educação E Saúde 7 (3): 623–628. https://works.swarthmore.edu/fac-philosophy/189. 
  19. ↑ https://sk.sagepub.com/book/edvol/the-philosophy-of-psychology/front-matter/d6
  20. ↑ https://eddiejackson.net/web_documents/Philosophy%2520of%2520Science%2520and%2520Ethics.pdf



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