Michael Strevens

Professor Of Philosophy

Michael Strevens (Ph.D., Rutgers), Professor of Philosophy, works on the philosophy of science, where his interests include explanation, complex systems, probability, confirmation, the social structure of science, and causation; the psychology of concepts; and the philosophical applications of cognitive science. He is currently writing a book about philosophical methodology.

Education

Ph.D., Rutgers

Areas of Research/Interest

philosophy of science, concepts, philosophical applications of cognitive science

Recent Representative Publications

  • Thinking Off Your Feet: How Empirical Psychology Vindicates Armchair Philosophy, Harvard University Press, 2018.
  • Scientific Sharing: Communism and the Social Contract. In Thomas Boyer-Kassem, Conor Mayo-Wilson and Michael Weisberg (eds.) Scientific Collaboration and Collective Knowledge, Oxford University Press, 2017.
  • Tychomancy: Inferring Probability from Causal Structure, Harvard University Press, 2013.
  • Ceteris Paribus Hedges: Causal Voodoo That Works, Journal of Philosophy, November 2012.
  • Depth: An Account of Scientific Explanation, Harvard University Press, 2008.

Selected Courses

Undergraduate
 
  • Philosophy of Science
  • Philosophical Applications of Cognitive Science
Graduate
 
  • Explanation in Art, History, and Science
  • Psychology of Philosophy