Carl Hoefer

Contacte

Despatx: B7/1062b
Telf.: 935868173
Correu-e:  carl.hoefer@uab.cat

 
Àrea de coneixement

Filosofia de la ciència, Filosofia de la física

Línies de recerca

Filosofia de la probabilitat, Filosofia del espai i del temps en les teories de la relativitat

Publicacions (selecció)

Llibres editats

Hartmann, S.; Bovens, L.; i Hoefer, C. (eds.). Nancy Cartwright?s Philosophy of Science. New York-London: Routledge, 2008.

Capítols de llibre

"Time and Chance Propensities". Craig Callender (ed.) The Oxford Handbook of Time. Oxford: Oxford University Press (en prensa).

"Probability: 5 questions". Vincent Hendricks i Alan Hájek (eds.) Probability and Statistics: 5 Questions. Automatic Press/VIP, 2009.

"Causation in Space-time Theories". Christopher Hitchcock, Helen Beebee i Peter Menzies (eds.). Oxford Handbook of Causation. Oxford: OUP, 2009.

"Introduction to the Philosophy of Nancy Cartwright". Hartmann, S.; Bovens, L.; i Hoefer, C. (eds.). Nancy Cartwright's Philosophy of Science. New York-London: Routledge, 2008.

Articles

Hoffer, Carl i Frigg, Roman. "Probability in GRW Theory", en Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics,  Vol. 38 (2007), pp. 371-389.

"The Third Way on Objective Probability: A Skeptic's Guide to Objective Chance", en Mind, Nº 116 (2007), pp. 549-596.

"For Fundamentalism", en Philosophy of Science, Vol. 70, Nº 5 (PSA 2002 Proceedings), pp. 1401 - 1412.

"Kant's Hands and Earmans Pions: Chirality Arguments for Substantival Space?", en International Studies in Philosophy of Science, Vol 14, Nº 3 (2000).

"Energy Conservation in GTR", en Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, Vol. 31, Nº 2 (2000).

"Absolute vs Relational Spacetime; For Better or Worse, the Debate Goes On", en British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, Vol 49 (1998).

"On Lewis' Objective Chance: Humean Supervenience Debugged", en Mind, Vol. 106, Nº 422 (1997).

"The Metaphysics of Spacetime Substantivalism", en The Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 113, Nº 1 (1996).

Hoffer, Carl i Alex Rosenberg. "Empirical Equivalence, Underdetermination and Systems of the World", en Philosophy of Science, Vol 61, Nº 4 (1994).

"Einstein's Struggle for a Machian Gravitation Theory", en Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, Vol. 25, Nº 3 (1994).

Articles en enciclopèdies

"The Hole Argument". Borchert, Donald (ed.). Macmillan's Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2nd. ed. Detroit: Macmillan Reference, 2006.

"Conventionalism2. Borchert, Donald (ed.). Macmillan's Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2nd. ed. Detroit: Macmillan Reference, 2006.

Hoffer, Carl i Hájek, Alan. "Chance". Borchert, Donald (ed.). Macmillan's Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2nd ed. Detroit: Macmillan Reference, 2006.

Hoffer, Carl i Hugget, Nick. "Absolute and Relational Theories of Space, Time and Motion". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (online, July 2006).

"Causal Determinism". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (online January 2003, revised March 2008: see plato.stanford.edu).

 
Ressenyes

"Review of Understanding Space-time by Robert DiSalle", en Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews (2008).

Participació en projectes de recerca

- Coordinador del GRECC (Grup de Recerca en Epistemologia i Ciencies Cognitives - SGR Grup Consolidat)

- Coordinador adjunt del Projecte Consolider-INGENIO "PERSP: Philosophy of Perspectival Thoughts"

-  "Spacetime as Background: from classical physics to quantum gravity". Entitat finançadora: MICINN. Duració: 2009-2011. Investigador principal: Carl Hoffer.

Altre informació

- Investigador ICREA

- Editor de European Journal for Philosophy of Science (Springer) - Official journal of the European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA)

Links

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