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Brian Skyrms
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Position:
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UCI Distinguished Professor of Social Science, Logic & Philosophy of Science
School of Social Sciences
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Degree:
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PH.D., University of Pittsburgh
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Academic
Distinctions
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National Academy of Science; American Academy of Arts and Sciences;Lakatos Prize; Guggenheim Fellow; Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
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Research
Interests: |
induction, decision theory, game theory, evolution
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Research
Abstract:
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I'm working on evolution of conventions, social structure and the social contract.--- I'm also interested in inductive logic, decision theory, rational deliberation, the metaphysics of logical atomism, causality, and Truth.
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Publications:
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Books:
EVOLUTION OF THE SOCIAL CONTRACT Cambridge University Press 1996.
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THE DYNAMICS OF RATIONAL DELIBERATION Harvard U. Press 1990.
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PRAGMATICS AND EMPIRICISM Yale U. Press 1984.
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CAUSAL NECESSITY Yale U. Press 1980.
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CHOICE AND CHANCE 4rd ed. Wadsworth 2000.
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Professional
Societies
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American Philosophical Association
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Philosophy of Science Association
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Address |
University of California
767 SST
Mail Code: 5100
Irvine, CA 92697
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Phone: | (949)824-6565 |
Fax: | (949) 824-2379 |
Email: | bskyrms@uci.edu |
URL
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hypatia.ss.uci.edu/lps/home/fac/skyrms/index.html
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| Updated |
12/14/1999
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