Facts:   - known for: philosophy , ethics of science , philosophy of mind , epistemology      - education: phd -rrb- in philosophy -lrb- university of pennsylvania , 1969    - awards: outstanding state university alumni distinguished professor award for college of arts educator and sciences -lrb- 1984 -rrb- and for university -lrb- 1995 of -rrb- america award -lrb- 1973 -rrb- georgia    - birth date: 11 december 1939    - name: robert almeder    - birth place: boston , massachusetts    - occupation: professor emeritus of philosophy at georgia state university .   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of robert f. almeder .
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robert f. almeder -lrb- born december 11 , 1939 -rrb- is professor emeritus of philosophy at georgia state university .he is known in particular for his work on the philosophy of science , and has also written on the philosophy of mind , epistemology and ethics .he is the author of 24 books , including `` the philosophy of charles s. peirce '' -lrb- 1980 -rrb- , `` death and personal survival '' -lrb- 1992 -rrb- , `` harmless naturalism : the limits of science and the nature of philosophy '' -lrb- 1998 -rrb- , `` human happiness and morality '' -lrb- 2000 -rrb- , and `` truth and skepticism '' -lrb- 2010 -rrb- .almeder served as the editor of the `` american philosophical quarterly '' -lrb- 1998 -- 2003 -rrb- , and co-edited the annual `` biomedical ethics reviews '' -lrb- 1983 -- 2004 -rrb- .he was the inaugural mccullough distinguished professor of philosophy at hamilton college in new york -lrb- 2005 -- 2007 -rrb- , where he taught courses on human rights , biomedical ethics and the law .