I am a professor in the Philosophy Department at New York University.
This semester (Spring 2012) I am teaching:
- Philosophy of Science (undergraduate)
My major research interests include:
- Philosophy of science (including complex systems, scientific explanation, probability, the social structure of science)
- Philosophical applications of cognitive science (especially the psychology of concepts)
To get in touch with me:
-
Department of Philosophy
New York University
5 Washington Place
New York, NY 10003
(212) 998 3559
My office is room 603
Recent items of interest:
- Theoretical Terms without Analytic Truths
- Patterns of Chance – a new book project
- New papers: Stochastic Independence and Causal Connection; Economic Approaches to Understanding Scientific Norms; No Understanding without Explanation
- Probability Out Of Determinism
- Ceteris Paribus Hedges: Causal Voodoo That Works
- The Explanatory Role of Irreducible Properties