Gerald D. Doppelt

Gerald D. Doppelt is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), with a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University (1969). He previously taught at the University of Pennsylvania (1966–73) and held visiting lecturer roles at U.C. Berkeley and the University of Illinois, Chicago Circle.

• Primary research areas: Philosophy of Science, Political Theory
• Key contributions: Critique of empiricism and historicism in science, analysis of liberalism and Marxism, theories of social justice

Education

• Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1969

Research Trends: His publications (1973–2003) explore scientific rationality, relativism, Rawlsian justice, and multiculturalism through articles in journals like Philosophy of Science, Inquiry, and Journal of Ethics. Work in progress addresses value-ladenness of science and scientific realism.

Teaching Philosophy: Emphasizes humanistic engagement with concrete societal, political, and cultural dimensions of philosophy, focusing on liberal political tradition, Marx, and science theory.