BJPS Short Reads
BJPS Short Reads
British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
BJPS articles, but shorter. Also louder.
Accuracy and Coherence
David Thorstad asks if bounded agents can have both accuracy and coherence. Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-2ba
Oct 3, 2022
11 min
What Cognitive Science Has Forgotten about Computation
Analog computation, properly understood, is the best candidate for characterizing neural computation, argues Corey J Maley. Read the essay here: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-29f.
Sep 11, 2022
9 min
The Perfect Time to Reform Peer Review
Liam Kofi Bright and Remco Heesen ask how we determine what to pay attention to. Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1SW
Aug 29, 2022
8 min
What If Light Doesn’t Exist?
Mario Hubert on how an investigation of the initial-value problem challenges our view of electromagnetism. Read the essay here: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-22Z
Aug 22, 2022
7 min
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 2, 2022
9 min
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, 2022
8 min
Why History Matters in Biology
Justin Garson on the study of mechanisms and the study of history. Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1LN.
Mar 10, 2022
10 min
Mind the Gap
Elanor Taylor on what makes a good explanation. Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1IZ
Mar 4, 2022
6 min
Blurring the Line between Laws and Initial Conditions
Caspar Jacobs on what's wrong with the pristine interpretation. Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1TD
Feb 23, 2022
8 min
Why 'Not'?
Luca Incurvati and Giorgio Sbardolini on the evolution of negation. Read the essay: https://wp.me/paiQQ4-1TT.
Feb 14, 2022
9 min
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