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Current controversies in philosophy of science
Introduction / Ravit Dotan and Shamik Dasgupta -- Part I. Are Boltzmann Brains Bad?: Why Boltzmann Brains are bad / Sean M. Carroll -- What follows from the possibility of Boltzmann Brains? / Matthew Kotzen -- Part II. Does mathematical explanation require mathematical truth?: Mathematical explanation requires mathematical truth / Christopher Pincock -- Mathematical explanation doesn't require mathematical truth / Mary Leng -- Part III. Does quantum mechanics suggest spacetime is nonfundamental?: Against wavefunction realism / David Wallace -- Separability, locality, and higher dimensions in quantum mechanics / Alyssa Ney -- Part IV. Is evolution fundamental when it comes to defining biological ontology?: Is evolution fundamental when it comes to biological ontology? / Maureen A. O'Malley -- Is evolution fundamental when it comes to defining biological ontology? Yes / Ellen Clarke -- Part V. Is chance ontologically fundamental?: Chance and the great divide / Ned Hall -- On chance (or, why i am only a half-Humean) / J. T. Ismael -- Part VI. Are sexes natural kinds?: Are sexes natural kinds? / Muhammad Ali Khalidi -- The animal sexes as historical explanatory kinds / Laura Franklin-Hall.
edited by Shamik Dasgupta, Ravit Dotan, and Brad Weslake.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Shamik Dasgupta is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has taught since 2016. He works in metaphysics, philosophy of science, and value theory. Ravit Dotan is a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley. She specializes in epistemology, philosophy of science, and philosophy of machine learning. Brad Weslake is Associate Professor of Philosophy at NYU Shanghai. His central research interest is philosophy of science, especially causation and explanation.