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BJPS Short Reads

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Haecceitism, Rigid Designation, and Thermodynamic Equilibrium

BJPS Short ReadsMay 02, 2022

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The Function of Biochemical Functions
Mar 05, 202407:41
Accuracy and Calibration

Accuracy and Calibration

Robert Williams and Richard Pettigrew ask how we should measure the accuracy of probabilities.


Read the essay here: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-2iw

Feb 19, 202409:55
Is the Free Energy Principle for Real?

Is the Free Energy Principle for Real?

Ian Robertson, Julian Kiverstein, and Michael Kirchhoff on the literalist fallacy and realism about the free energy principle.


Read the essay here: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-2iw

Feb 07, 202410:44
To Err Is (Not Only) Human
Jan 22, 202409:09
Accuracy and Coherence
Oct 03, 202211:31
What Cognitive Science Has Forgotten about Computation
Sep 11, 202209:34
The Perfect Time to Reform Peer Review
Aug 29, 202208:50
What If Light Doesn’t Exist?
Aug 22, 202207:26
Haecceitism, Rigid Designation, and Thermodynamic Equilibrium

Haecceitism, Rigid Designation, and Thermodynamic Equilibrium

Michael te Vrugt asks if exchanging two indistinguishable particles changes anything.

Read the essay here: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-22Z


May 02, 202209:25
How to Open Two Locks with One Key

How to Open Two Locks with One Key

Eddy Keming Chen offers a new solution to the puzzles of time’s arrow and quantum ontology.

Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-20r.


Mar 23, 202208:01
Why History Matters in Biology
Mar 10, 202210:08
Mind the Gap

Mind the Gap

Elanor Taylor on what makes a good explanation.

Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1IZ

Mar 04, 202206:58
Blurring the Line between Laws and Initial Conditions

Blurring the Line between Laws and Initial Conditions

Caspar Jacobs on what's wrong with the pristine interpretation.

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Feb 23, 202208:49
Why 'Not'?

Why 'Not'?

Luca Incurvati and Giorgio Sbardolini on the evolution of negation.

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Feb 14, 202209:34
On the Limits of Scientific Objectivity

On the Limits of Scientific Objectivity

Richard Healey on whether there are objective facts in the quantum world. 

Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1SZ.

Feb 07, 202209:48
Tune in and Find Out

Tune in and Find Out

Florian J. Boge explains why it may be epistemically acceptable to tune models for experimental analysis.

Read essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1U9.


Jan 30, 202206:56
Models of Scientific Explanation and Inference to the Best Explanation
Nov 22, 202109:44
Digital Humanities and the Philosophy of Science

Digital Humanities and the Philosophy of Science

Oliver M Lean, Luca Rivelli, and Charles H Pence on what philosophers can learn from a ‘distant reading’ of science journals.

Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1Ql

Nov 11, 202107:42
Against Authorship
Nov 11, 202109:41
COVID-19, Induction, and Social Epistemology

COVID-19, Induction, and Social Epistemology

Igor Douven on evolutionary modelling and trust in science.

Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1No

Nov 11, 202108:13
Does Economics Need Micro-foundations?
Nov 11, 202108:33