Stephen M. Downes
Teaching:
Spring 2008:
PHIL 1000 (Sec. 1): Introduction to Philosophy, General Survey
Cognitive Science Minor Information
Recent Publications:
Papers:
- “Evolutionary Psychology” in The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, E.N. Zalta (Ed.) (Forthcoming).
- “Evolutionary Psychology” in International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd Edition, W.A Darity (Ed.). Detroit, Macmillan Reference: Vol. 9: 33-34 (2008).
- “Biological Information” in Philosophy
of Science: An Encyclopedia, J. Pfeiffer & S. Sarkar (Eds.). New York: Routledge: 64-68 (2006).
- “Integrating the Multiple Biological Causes of Human Behavior,” Biology and Philosophy 20: 177-190 (2005).
Reviews:
- “Life after Evolutionary Psychology. Review of David Buller Adapting Minds: Evolutionary Psychology and the Persistent Quest for Human Nature.” Metascience Vol. 16, No. 1: 1-6 (2007).
- "From philosophy of biology to social
philosophy: Review of Philip Kitcher, In Mendels’ Mirror: Philosophical
Reflections on Biology." Biology
and Philosophy 21: 299-307 (2006).
- “Pluralistic biology of human
behavior: A review of K. Laland and J. Brown, Sense and Nonsense.” Metascience 14: 269-271 (2005).
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