Stephens, Christopher -

Personal Information
First Name: 
Christopher
Nom: 
Stephens
Autre: 
Philosophy
Affiliation universitaire: 
University of British Columbia
Phone: 
6048226393
Email Address: 
Area of Research
Objet: 
Biology
Champ d'études: 
Conceptual foundations of evolutionary biology; foundations of probability and decision theory; applications of evolutionary biology, probability and decision theory to traditional philosophical problems
Academics
PHD Program: 
Philosophy
PHD University: 
University of Wisconsin-Madison
PHD Date: 
2000
Major Publications: 
“Good Objections to Dogmatism,” (under review). “Forces & Causes in Evolutionary Theory,” Philosophy of Science, forthcoming (2010) "Modelling Reciprocal Altruism" British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 47 (4): 533-551; "When is it selectively advantageous to have true beliefs?" Philosophical Studies 105: 161-189; "Selection, fitness and the 'forces' of evolution" Philosophy of Science 71 (4): 550-570; Handbook for the Philosophy of Biology, edited by Mohan Matthen and Christopher Stephens, Elsevier 2007. "Selection, Drift, and the "Forces" of Evolution", Philosophy of Science, 71 (October 2004) pp. 550-570. "When is it selectively advantageous to have true beliefs? Sandwiching the better safe than sorry argument" Philosophical Studies (2001) 105: 161-89. "Modelling Reciprocal Altruism" British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (1996) 47: 533-551.
Membre des sociétés académiques: 
CSHPS & CPA; HOPOS; APA; PSA
Courses Taught: 
philosophy of biology; decision and game theory; philosophy of science; introduction to philosophy; epistemology; knowledge & reality