Hossein Sheykhrezaee

Hossein Sheikh Rezaei, born 1976, is a researcher in philosophy of science, science communication, and philosophy for children. He earned a BSc in electrical engineering and an MA in philosophy of science from Sharif University of Technology, and received his PhD in philosophy in 2006 from Durham University. He has been a faculty member/assistant professor in the field of science communication and philosophy of science, and has conducted research and teaching at the National Research Institute for Science Policy and various philosophical and educational institutions.

In addition to academic research, Sheikh Rezaei has played an active role in public philosophy education, philosophy for children, promoting critical thinking, and publishing philosophical books for a general audience, and for a time served as the director of Kargadan Publishing.

His main focus is on philosophy of science, scientific representation, scientific realism, induction, incommensurability of scientific theories, philosophy of mind, cognitive science, science communication, and philosophy for children. Part of his work is also devoted to the relationship between science, society, and ethics, and the place of values in science.