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Mel Andrews

University of Cincinnati
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University of Cincinnati
PhD
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
0000-0002-0042-5098
Areas of Specialization
General Philosophy of Science
Machine Learning
Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Philosophy of Biology
Algorithmic Fairness
Scientific Models
Idealization
Explanation in the Sciences
Bayesian Reasoning
Databases
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Areas of Interest
History of Cognitive Science
Philosophy of Probability
Interlevel Metaphysics
Chance and Determinism
Chance and Objective Probability
Causal Modeling
Evolutionary Epistemology
Cybernetics
Organisms
Vitalism
Life
Explanation in Biology
Complexity in Biology
Causation in Biology
Biological Information
Artificial Life
Genetic Determinism
Reduction in Genetics
Frequentism
Bayesian Reasoning
Prior Probabilities
Biological Theories of Consciousness
Explanation in the Sciences
Emergence in Biology
Interlevel Relations in Cognitive Science
Reduction in Biology
Interlevel Relations in Biology
Teleology and Function
History of Biology
Unity of Science
Game Theory
Conceptual Change in Science
Scientific Progress
Incommensurability in Science
Reduction
Conditional Probability
Subjective Probability
Conditionalization
Optimality
Evolutionary Progress
Epistemology of Evolution
Theory of Mind and Folk Psychology
Dynamical Systems
The Frame Problem
Representation in Artificial Intelligence
Machine Consciousness
The Problem of Other Minds
Emergence
Supervenience
Qualia and Materialism
Knowledge of Consciousness
Neutral Monism
Eliminativism about Consciousness
Dennett's Functionalism
Mind-Body Problem, General
Dualism about Consciousness
Consciousness and Materialism
Explaining Consciousness?
Evolution of Cognition
Cognitive Models of Consciousness
Consciousness and Biology
Darwinism
Adaptationism
Niche Construction
Natural Selection
Exaptation
Evolution of Complexity
Organismic Selection
Levels and Units of Selection
Punctuated Equilibrium
Anti-Darwinist Approaches
Evolutionary Biology
Evolutionary Developmental Biology
Epigenetic Inheritance
Developmental Systems Theory
Developmental Biology
Decision Theory
Evolution of Consciousness
Philosophy of Biology
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