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My primary research concerns the philosophical issues surrounding the scientific method. Specifically, I am interested in the construction, development, and analysis of theories and models in computationally complex sciences such as population biology and chemistry. I pursue these interests in a variety of projects spanning
traditional as well as novel areas in philosophy of science, including philosophy of biology, philosophy of chemistry, and the social structure of science.
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Representative
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“Epistemic Landscapes and the Division of Cognitive Labor,” forthcoming in Philosophy of Science (with Ryan Muldoon). |
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"Three Kinds of Idealization," The Journal of Philosophy, 104 (12) 639-59.
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“Robustness Analysis,”Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Science, 73,
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“Forty Years of `The Strategy': Levins on
Model Building and Idealization,” Biology and Philosophy, 21(5), 623--645. |
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“Who is a Modeler?”, British Journal for Philosophy of Science, 58, 207–233.
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“Qualitative Theory and Chemical Explanation,” Philosophy of Science, 71 (2004), 1071–1081.
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“Interpreting
Aristotle on Mixture,” Studies in the History and Philosophy
of Science, 35 (2004) 681-706.
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“Water
is Not H2O,” Philosophy of
Chemistry: Synthesis of a New Discipline. Eds. D. Baird, et
al. New York: Springer. 337-345.
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Recent
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Philosophy of Biology |
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Scientific Explanation |
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Evolution of Scientific Thought (Intro to HPS) |
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Scientific Realism |
