# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/peter-godfrey-smith
# Generated: 2026-08-13T22:28:59.185Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/peter-godfrey-smith"
name: "Peter Godfrey-Smith"
slug: "peter-godfrey-smith"
description: "Peter Godfrey-Smith is an Australian philosopher of science and writer, who is currently Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Sydney. He works primarily in philosophy of biology and philosophy of mind, and also has interests in general philosophy of science, pragmatism, and some parts of metaphysics and epistemology. Godfrey-Smith was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2022."
tagline: "Australian philosopher"
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birthDate: "1965"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump