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3© 2014 Nature America, Inc. All rights reserved. Using genome-wide data from 253,288 individuals, we identified 697 variants at genome-wide significance that together explained one-fifth of the heritability for adult height. By testing different numbers of variants in independent studies, we show that the most strongly associated 1/42,000, 1/43,700 and 1/49,500 SNPs explained 1/421%, 1/424% and 1/429% of phenotypic variance. Furthermore, all common variants together captured 60% of heritability.…Read more
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2Two components of individual differences in actively open-minded thinking standards: myside bias and uncertainty aversionThinking and Reasoning. forthcoming.
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6The elephant's other legs: What some sciences actually doBehavioral and Brain Sciences 47. 2024.Integrative experiments, as described, seem blindly empirical, as if the question of generality of effects could not be understood through controlled one-at-a-time experiments. But current research using such experiments, especially applied research, can resolve issues and make progress through understanding of cause–effect pathways, leaving to engineers the task of translating this understanding into practice.
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19Cognitive biases in moral judgments that affect political behaviorSynthese 172 (1): 7-35. 2010.Cognitive biases that affect decision making may affect the decisions of citizens that influence public policy. To the extent that decisions follow principles other than maximizing utility for all, it is less likely that utility will be maximized, and the citizens will ultimately suffer the results. Here I outline some basic arguments concerning decisions by citizens, using voting as an example. I describe two types of values that may lead to sub-optimal consequences when these values influence …Read more
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The logical idea, the idea of philosophy and theological-historical structure in the thinking of HegelHegel-Studien 38 61-82. 2003.
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Areas of Interest
Metaphilosophy |
Metaphysics |
Aesthetics |
Philosophy of Social Science |