Philosophy of Chemistry

Michael Weisberg

Michael Weisberg
Associate Professor of Philosophy
weisberg (at) phil.upenn.edu
Phone: 
(215) 898-0417
Ph.D. Stanford University

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Curriculum Vitae

Office Location: 
461 Cohen Hall
Office Hours: 
Tuesday, 3-4:30 and by appointment
Research Interests: 
  • Philosophy of Science
  • Philosophy of Biology
  • Philosophy of Chemistry
  • Public Understanding of Science
  • Cognitive Science

    • 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.

    Selected Publications: 
    “Epistemic Landscapes and the Division of Cognitive Labor,” forthcoming in Philosophy of Science (with Ryan Muldoon).
     
    "Three Kinds of Idealization," The Journal of Philosophy, 104 (12) 639-59.
     
    “Robustness Analysis,”Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Science, 73, 730–742.
     
    “Forty Years of `The Strategy': Levins on Model Building and Idealization,” Biology and Philosophy, 21(5), 623--645.
     
    “Who is a Modeler?”, British Journal for Philosophy of Science, 58, 207–233.
     
    “Qualitative Theory and Chemical Explanation,” Philosophy of Science, 71 (2004), 1071–1081.
     
    “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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