In this project, we will use non-deterministic semantics to study various modal notions. We will be particularly interested in logics that have a coherent provability reading, such as informal provability, ...read more
This project focuses on the 17th-century French philosopher and scientist Pierre Gassendi (1592-1655). It will attempt to clarify some particular features of the theories on (atomic) matter and motion which ...read more
In the past three decades, developments in cognitive science and philosophy of mind have given rise to an embodied dynamicist approach to cognition, which takes cognitive systems to be dynamical ...read more
In 1616, English bishop Godfrey Goodman wrote the text The Fall of Man: or the Corruption of Nature. In this text, he shows the extent of the corruption in nature, ...read more
Causal selection refers to the common practice of singling out one cause among all known causes of some event, and calling it "the" cause. Suppose that a fire breaks out ...read more
Studying the phenotypic evolution of organisms in terms of populations of genes and genotypes, the Modern Synthesis (MS) conceptualizes biological evolution in terms of 'inter-organismal' interactions among genes sitting in ...read more
What does it mean that a group of agent is jointly responsible for a certain state of affairs, decision, or action? What is the logic of collective responsibility?
The aim of the project is to develop an account of explanation in engineering science. In contrast to explanation in the physical sciences, life sciences, and social sciences, very little ...read more
The project has two main aims. The first is to lay the conceptual groundwork for a formal account that allows for the explication and evaluation of actual reasoning processes ...read more
Logical methods for modeling human reasoning have been developed to the stage where manyformal models are available. However, research focusing on applying them to real domains isscarce. Often, it is ...read more