Dr Eric Kerr

Having originally trained as a lawyer in Scotland (LLB, Aberdeen), Eric moved into philosophy (Ph.D., Edinburgh) and now writes on contemporary issues in science, technology, and society. His doctoral dissertation combined social epistemology and ethnographic fieldwork with petroleum engineers in Thailand. Since then he has continued his research into the philosophy and sociology of engineering as well as other topics including digital culture, scientific evidence and methods, and theories of knowledge. Eric is the Associate Editor at Social Epistemology, an Editorial Board member for the book series Collective Studies in Knowledge and Society, and a member of the Advisory Board for East Asian Science, Technology and Society.

At NUS, he holds a joint appointment with the Asia Research Institute where he is a Research Fellow in the Science, Technology and Society cluster.

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