Igor Douven

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 145.107.149.33 (talk) at 12:49, 24 October 2019 (→‎References). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Igor Douven
Scientific career
FieldsPhilosophy, Psychology
Doctoral studentsHelen de Cruz

Igor Douven a philosopher, cognitive psychologist and formal epistemologist, known for coordinating the research group Formal Epistemology: Foundations and Applications at the KU Leuven.

In 2010 he became Endowed Chair in philosophy at the University of Groningen.[1] In 2013, he joined the "Probability, Assessment, Reasoning and Inferences Studies" research group at Paris 8 University.[2]

Selected publications

  • "Wouldn't It Be Lovely: Explanation and Scientific Realism", Metascience 14, 3 (2006) 331-361. (Review Symposium on the second edition of Inference to the Best Explanation, with James Ladyman, Igor Douven and Bas van Fraassen.)
  • Douven, Igor. "Abduction". In Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

References

  1. ^ "Formal Epistemology Project (FEP) arrives in Groningen under the direction of Igor Douven". www.rug.nl. Retrieved 2018-07-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Igor Douven joins in | P-A-R-I-S". paris-reasoning.eu. Retrieved 2018-07-24.

External links