Vera Békés

Curriculum Vitae

Nov. 22. 1951. Budapest, Hungary

1993: CSc (PhD): "The Missing Paradigm - Meta-historical Reconstructions in the fields of Hungarian Linguistics"
1982:First postgraduated degree (B.A.): in Philosophy
1975: Graduated from Lorand Eötvös University (ELTE) in Budapest Philosophy and Hungarian Language and Literature

POSITION HELD:
1993 - Senior Research Fellow: Institute of Philosophy, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
1984 - Research Fellow: Institute of Philosophy, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

FIELDS OF INTEREST:
Epistemology, Philosophy of Language (Non-private language conceptions), Philosophy of Sciences (Incommensurability-problems, Invisible Hand-Models) History of Sciences (Naturphilosophy in the late XVIII-th Century, History of Hungarian Academic Sciences) Philosophy for Children

TEACHING EXPERIENCES:
1975-84: Undergraduate courses at Teacher's Training College of University of Budapest in philosophy and logic, and at Technical University of Budapest.
1994-97: Lecturer at the Faculty of Arts of Miskolc University, Department of Social Philosophy and Philosophy of Sciences: - courses in Philosophy of Sciences and Philosophy of Language
1997: Teacher's Training College of Szombathely: Preliminary Course for Philosophy of Sciences
1997:Graduate courses at Technical University: "Invisible Hand" Models in the Philosophy of Sciences (Together with prof. Dr. Márta Fehér)

MEMBERSHIP:
Hungarian Philosophical Society
National Comity of International Union of History and Philosophy of Science, Division Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Sciences
United Comity of History of Sciences and Technics, Theoretical and Methodological Division - Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Michael Polanyi Liberal Philosophical Association (Member of -Editorial Board of the Periodical POLANYIANA)
04. Professional Comity of Doctoral Board of Hungarian Academy of Sciences





Created: 2. April 1999 by Pluhár Emese