•  114
    Haunted by the Spectre of Virtual Particles: A Philosophical Reconsideration
    Journal for General Philosophy of Science / Zeitschrift für Allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie 39 (1): 35-51. 2008.
    A virtual particle is an elementary particle in a quantum field theory that serves to symbolise the interaction of its counterparts, the so called real particles. In the last 20 years, philosophers of physics have put forth several arguments for and against an interpretation of virtual particles as being like ordinary objects in space and time. In this article, I will attempt to systematise the major arguments and argue that no pro-argument is ultimately satisfactory, and that only one contra-ar…Read more
  •  43
    Using uh and um in spontaneous speaking
    with Herbert H. Clark
    Cognition 84 (1): 73-111. 2002.
  •  24
    Scheibe, Erhard: Die philosophie der physiker (review)
    Journal for General Philosophy of Science / Zeitschrift für Allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie 38 (1): 201-204. 2007.
  •  20
    Why Quarks Are Unobservable
    Philosophia Scientiae 13 (2): 167-189. 2009.
    Cet article pose la question de savoir si les quarks — constituants élémentaires de la matière et dernières particules de la physique des hautes énergies à avoir été confirmées — peuvent être observés de manière directe ou indirecte. D’abord, des définitions antérieures de « l’observation » en physique seront examinées — en l’occurrence, celles proposées par Grover Maxwell, Bas van Fraassen et Dudley Shapere. Puis, leurs résultats seront comparés à une définition du concept d’observation et à un…Read more
  •  16
    Why Quarks Are Unobservable
    Philosophia Scientiae 13 167-189. 2009.
    Cet article pose la question de savoir si les quarks — constituants élémentaires de la matière et dernières particules de la physique des hautes énergies à avoir été confirmées — peuvent être observés de manière directe ou indirecte. D’abord, des définitions antérieures de « l’observation » en physique seront examinées — en l’occurrence, celles proposées par Grover Maxwell, Bas van Fraassen et Dudley Shapere. Puis, leurs résultats seront comparés à une définition du concept d’observation et à un…Read more
  •  8
    Placing like in telling stories
    Discourse Studies 8 (6): 723-743. 2006.
    The discourse marker use of the word like is considered by many to be superfluously sprinkled into talk, a bad habit best avoided. But a comparison of the use of like in successive tellings of stories demonstrates that like can be anticipated in advance and planned into stories. In this way, like is similar to other words and phrases tellers recycle during story telling. The anticipation of like contrasted with the uses of other discourse markers such as oh, you know, and well, which almost neve…Read more
  •  8
    Recognizing Verbal Irony in Spontaneous Speech
    Metaphor and Symbol 17 (2): 99-119. 2002.
    We explored the differential impact of auditory information and written contextual information on the recognition of verbal irony in spontaneous speech. Based on relevance theory, we predicted that speakers would provide acoustic disambiguation cues when speaking in situations that lack other sources of information, such as a visual channel. We further predicted that listeners would use this information, in addition to context, when interpreting the utterances. People were presented with spontan…Read more
  •  7
    Scheibe, Erhard: Die Philosophie der Physiker: C.H. Beck, München 2006. ISBN 3-406 542719, 367 S., Euro 29,90 (review)
    Journal for General Philosophy of Science / Zeitschrift für Allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie 38 (1): 201-204. 2007.
  • Atomkonzeptionen in den Quantenfeldtheorien-ein Beitrag zur Realismusdebatte
    In Günter Abel (ed.), Kreativität, Universitätsverlag Der Tu Berlin. pp. 457--465. 2005.
  • Zu Constantin Brunners Atomkritik
    In Irene Aue-Ben-David, Gerhard Lauer & Jürgen Stenzel (eds.), Constantin Brunner im Kontext: ein Intellektueller zwischen Kaiserreich und Exil, Magnes. pp. 145-160. 2014.
  • Gott und mogliche Welten, Studien zur Logik theologischer Aussagen uber das Mogliche
    with Dirk Evers
    Philosophisches Jahrbuch 115 (2): 455. 2008.
  • Book Review (review)
    Freiburger Zeitschrift für Philosophie Und Theologie 56 (1): 291-294. 2009.