Carl F. Craver

Carl F. Craver
EducationUniversity of Pittsburgh (BA, MA, PhD)
AwardsNSF Grant, Templeton Award
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsWashington University in St. Louis
ThesisNeural Mechanisms: On the Structure, Function, and Development of Theories in Neurobiology (1998)
Doctoral advisorPeter K. Machamer
Other academic advisorsRobert Olby, Wesley C. Salmon, Kenneth F. Schaffner, Steven Small
Main interests
philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, history of neuroscience, cognitive neuropsychology

Carl F. Craver is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy and Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology at Washington University in St. Louis. He is known for his works on philosophy of science and philosophy of mind.[1][2][3][4][5]

Books

References

  1. ^ Hardcastle, Valerie Gray (16 January 2008). "Review of Explaining the Brain: Mechanisms and the Mosaic Unity of Neuroscience". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. ISSN 1538-1617.
  2. ^ Newman, Stuart A. (5 May 2014). "Review of In Search of Mechanisms: Discoveries across the Life Sciences". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. ISSN 1538-1617.
  3. ^ Levy, Arnon (1 January 2009). "Carl F. Craver, Explaining what? Review of explaining the brain: mechanisms and the mosaic unity of neuroscience". Biology & Philosophy. 24 (1): 137–145. doi:10.1007/s10539-008-9123-0. ISSN 1572-8404. S2CID 170300440.
  4. ^ KLEIN, COLIN (2012). "Review of Explaining the Brain". Mind. 121 (481): 165–169. doi:10.1093/mind/fzs021. ISSN 0026-4423. JSTOR 23321756.
  5. ^ Kendler, Kenneth S. (June 2008). "Explaining the Brain: Mechanisms and the Mosaic Unity of Neuroscience. By C. F. Craver. (Pp. 272; £27.50; ISBN-13: 978-0-19-929931-7 hb.) Oxford University Press. 2007". Psychological Medicine. 38 (6): 899–900. doi:10.1017/S0033291708002973. ISSN 1469-8978. S2CID 145180270.


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