A5059040782- Philosophy and History of Science
- Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics
- Philosophy and Theoretical Science
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- History of Science and Medicine
- Quantum Mechanics and Applications
- Science and Climate Studies
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
- Philosophy, Science, and History
- Free Will and Agency
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
- Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems
- Cognitive Science and Education Research
- History of Science and Natural History
- Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
- Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
- Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy
- African cultural and philosophical studies
- Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies
- Memory Processes and Influences
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Philosophy, History, and Historiography
University of York
2024
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
2021-2023
University of Geneva
2018-2022
London School of Economics and Political Science
2017-2022
University of Tübingen
2021
University of Pittsburgh
2016
University of Toronto
2012-2013
Institut d'Histoire et de Philosophie des Sciences et des Techniques
2012
Imagination is important for many things in science: solving problems, interpreting data, designing studies, and much else. Philosophers of imagination typically account the productive role played by science focusing on how constrained, example, self-imposed rules to infer logically or model events accurately. But constraints offered these philosophers constrain either too not enough, they can never uses that are needed break today’s order make progress tomorrow. Thus, epistemology needs...
While philosophers hold that it is patently absurd to blame robots or them morally responsible [1], a series of recent empirical studies suggest people do ascribe AI systems and in certain contexts [2]. This disconcerting: Blame might be shifted from the owners, users designers themselves, leading diminished accountability human agents [3]. In this paper, we explore one potential underlying reasons for robot blame, namely folk's willingness inculpating mental states "mens rea" robots....
What role does the imagination play in scientifi c progress? After examining several studies cognitive science, I argue that one thing imagination does is help to increase understanding, which itself indispensable for progress. Then, sketch a transcendental justification of this process.
Recent research shows -- somewhat astonishingly that people are willing to ascribe moral blame AI-driven systems when they cause harm [1]-[4]. In this paper, we explore the moral-psychological underpinnings of these findings. Our hypothesis was reason why AI is consider them capable entertaining inculpating mental states (what called mens rea in law). To hypothesis, created a scenario which an system runs risk poisoning by using novel type fertilizer. Manipulating computational (or...
The history of thought experiments is now gaining a great deal attention, and this due to the renewed interest philosophers on subject. This paper inquires into philosophy experiments. We name period be examined in "forerun." Its main stakeholders are Georg C. Lichtenberg, Novalis, Immanuel Kant. will present discuss work each them order characterize period, then reveal parallels lessons that apply more recently proposed accounts
Abstract Scientists imagine for epistemic reasons, and these imaginings can be better or worse. But what does it mean an imagining to epistemically worse? There are at least three metaepistemological frameworks that offer different answers this question: epistemological consequentialism, deontic epistemology, virtue epistemology. This paper presents empirical evidence scientists adopt each of with respect imagination, but argues the way they do is best explained if fundamentally...
Abstract In this article, we analyse the evidential value of corpus experimental philosophy (x-phi). While philosophers claim that their studies provide insight into philosophical problems, some and psychologists have expressed concerns findings from these lack value. Barriers to include selection bias (i.e., selective publication significant results) p-hacking (practices increase odds obtaining a p-value below significance level). To find out whether in x-phi papers result or p-hacking,...
We take up the challenge of developing an international network with capacity to survey world’s scientists on ongoing basis, providing rich datasets regarding opinions and scientific sub-communities, both at a time also over time. The novel methodology employed sees local coordinators, each institution in network, sending invitation emails internally their home institution. link ‘10 second survey’, where participant is presented single statement consider, standard five-point Likert scale. In...
Paul Thagard has recently argued that thought experiments are dangerous and misleading when we try to use them as evidence for claims. This paper refutes his skepticism. Building on Thagard's own work in cognitive science, I suggest much is positive say about how work. My last section presents some new directions research the intersection between science.
We might think that thought experiments are at their most powerful or interesting when they produce new knowledge. This would be a mistake; seek understanding just as and interesting, perhaps even more so. A growing number of epistemologists emphasizing the importance for epistemology, arguing it should supplant knowledge central notion. In this chapter, I bring literature on in epistemology to bear explicating different ways increase three important kinds understanding: explanatory,...
The history of the philosophy thought experiments (TEs) has touched on work Kuhn, Popper, Duhem, Mach, Lakatos, and other big names twentieth-century. But so far, almost nothing been written about Paul Feyerabend. His most influential was Against Method, eight chapters which concern Galileo, with a significant focus Galileo's TEs. later Feyerabend interested in what might be called epistemology drama, including stories myths. This article brings these aspects Feyerabend's together an attempt...
Abstract Metaphors are found all throughout science: in published papers, working hypotheses, policy documents, lecture slides, grant proposals, and press releases. They serve different functions, but perhaps most striking is the way they enable understanding, of a theory, phenomenon, or idea. In this paper, we leverage recent advances on nature metaphor understanding to explore how accomplish feat. We attempt shift focus away from epistemic value content metaphors, metaphor’s consequences....