Carl Craver

Washington University in St. Louis, Philosophy, Department Member

Philosophy

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Thinking about Interventions: Optogenetics and Makers' Knowledge

This paper uses optogenetics to explore the epistemology of progress in experimental intervention.

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Remembering Mr. B

Case study from 1930s Germany of a total working memory deficit. Includes links to subtitled film... more

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Levels

This is my latest paper on levels

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The Explanatory Power of Network Models

Network analysis is increasingly used to discover and represent the organization of complex natur... more Network analysis is increasingly used to discover and represent the organization of complex natural systems. Focusing primarily on network models in neuroscience, I discuss their explanatory power. I argue that whether network models explain, how they explain, and how much they explain cannot be answered for network models generally but must be answered by specifying an explanandum, addressing how the model is applied to the system, and specifying which kinds of relations count as explanatory.

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Ontic Account of Scientific Explanation

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Thinking about Interventions: Optogenetics and Makers' Knowledge

This paper uses optogenetics to explore the epistemology of progress in experimental intervention.

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Remembering Mr. B

Case study from 1930s Germany of a total working memory deficit. Includes links to subtitled film... more

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Levels

This is my latest paper on levels

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The Explanatory Power of Network Models

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Ontic Account of Scientific Explanation

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