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4In defence of scientismIn James Ladyman & Don Ross (eds.), Every thing must go: metaphysics naturalized, Oxford University Press. 2007.
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4People differ in the extent to which they discount the values of future rewards. Behavioural economists measure these differences in terms of functions that describe rates of reduced valuation in the future – temporal discounting – as these vary with time. They measure differences in preference for risk – differing rates of probability discounting – in terms of similar functions that describe reduced valuation of rewards as the probability of their delivery falls. So-called ‘impulsive’ people, i…Read more
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Causation in a structural worldIn James Ladyman & Don Ross (eds.), Every thing must go: metaphysics naturalized, Oxford University Press. 2007.
University Of Natal, Durban
Alumnus, 2000
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Areas of Specialization
Metaphysics |
Philosophy of Cognitive Science |
Philosophy of Biology |
Areas of Interest
Epistemology |
Metaphysics |
Philosophy of Cognitive Science |
PhilPapers Editorships
Causal Closure of the Physical |