Margaret Schabas is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia. She received her doctorate in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology from the University of Toronto (1983). She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Music (oboe) and the Philosophy of Science (Indiana 1976), a Master’s degree in the History and Philosophy of Science (Indiana 1977), and a Master’s degree in Economics (Michigan 1985). Her largely interdisciplinary research focuses on the history and philosophy of economics.