My book Theoretical Virtues in Science has been assessed by James Ladyman and Stathis Psillos as a ‘dissertation’ for the higher doctoral degree in philosophy (“doktorat”; equivalent to the German “habilitation”). The public defense will be on April 9th.
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Four new paper drafts
Four new paper drafts (see Paper):
Revised
- Putting philosophical expertise to the test
- Armchair Physics and the Method of cases
New
- Explanation by Structural Necessitation
- Theoretical virtues: do scientists think what philosophers think they ought to think?
Pre-order book on Linguistic Intuitions
The book on Linguistic Intuitions, which I co-edited and contributed a chapter to, can now be pre-ordered on the OUP website:
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/linguistic-intuitions-9780198840558?cc=no&lang=en&#
Paperback version of Theoretical Virtues book
My book is now available in paperback. Please visit http://cambridge.org/9781108435031. Enter PHI1320 at the checkout for a 20% discount.
New paper on the historical case study approach
Historical Case Studies: The “Model Organisms” of Philosophy of Science (with Raphael Scholl)
BJPS review of Achinstein’s book ‘Speculation’
Paper forthcoming in Philosophical Studies!
Are thought experiments disturbing? The case of armchair physics. Co-authored with Pierre Saint-Germier.
Review of S. Hossenfelder’s book Lost in Math
See papers.
Talk at UCLA
Today I’m giving a talk on my book the UCLA History, Philosophy, and Science of Science reading group.
Talk at UCSD
Today I’m giving a talk in an informal seminar at UCSD on Theoretical Virtues in Science