Michela Massimi is a Professor of Philosophy of Science at the University of Edinburgh. She is Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Royal Astronomical Society, the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, and elected member of the Academia Europaea. Professor Massimi has written extensively on a variety of philosophical topics surrounding scientific practice, from pluralism in science to local knowledge and the right to participate in science. In 2017 she received the Royal Society Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Medal for her interdisciplinary work in philosophy of science. Her 2022 monograph Perspectival Realism (OUP) won the Lakatos Award in 2023. She has served as President of the US-based Philosophy of Science Association (2023-24) and previously as Vice President of the European Philosophy of Science Association (2015-19).
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