Jon
My blogs
| Industry | Student |
|---|---|
| Occupation | PhD Student |
| Location | New York City, New York, United States |
| Introduction | I'm interested generally in the foundations of the natural sciences, and in naturalism as a broad metaphilosophical position. I take a primarily problem-solving (as opposed to historical) approach to philosophy, and have particular interests in the mind-body problem, the relationship between agents and their tools, the philosophical implications of the digital revolution, the prospects for naturalistic ethics, unity of science, and problems in the foundations of quantum mechanics. My work has been primarily influenced by John Searle, Philip Kitcher, David Albert, and Daniel Dennett. My dissertation concerns issues in scientific model building, especially the special problems and methods for building scientific models of complex systems in the high-level special sciences. I intend to apply this discussion to a case-study on the philosophical issues in the climate change debate. |
| Interests | Philosophy of science, philosophy of mind (especially consciousness and artificial intelligence), naturalism as a metaphilosophical position, naturalized ethics, naturalized metaphysics, philosophical foundations of physics, locksport |
| Favorite movies | Waking Life, American Beauty, Harold and Maude, Melvin Goes to Dinner, Mindwalk, Garden State, I Heart Huckabees, Heaven & Earth, V for Vendetta |
| Favorite music | Paul Simon, Cat Stevens, Rusted Root, Pink Floyd, Phish, Jimmy Buffet, Todd Snider, The Velvet Underground, Bob Dylan, Flogging Molly, Grateful Dead, Bach, Dvorak, Psychodelic Zombiez, Tom Petty, Traveling Wilburys |
| Favorite books | Ishmael, My Ishmael, The Story of B, Beyond Civilization, Why I'm Not a Christian, Dharma Bums, On The Road, The Way of the Peaceful Warrior, In Watermelon Sugar, Trout Fishing in America, Pharmakopoeia, Pharmakodynamis, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, The God Delusion, The Dungeon Master's Guide, the Dark Tower series, anything written by John Searle |
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