Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
Specialization: Philosophy of Psychology, Cognitive Science, and Mind; Philosophy of Science (esp. Modeling and Formal Epistemology)
Competence: History of Science, Logic, Probability, Game Theory, Philosophy of Language
Qualifications
(2000) Harvard University: B.A. East Asian Studies, Summa cum Laude
(2004) University of Houston: M.A. Philosophy
(2010) Stanford University: PhD Philosophy, Symbolic Systems Track
Visiting and Research Positions
(2013- Present) - Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Edinburgh
(2011-2013) - NSF Post-Doctoral Fellow working with Gary Hatfield on the project "Measurement and Isomorphism in the Psychology of Preception: A Historical Approach to the Problem of Representation". University of Pennsylvania.
(2010-2011) - McDonnell Foundation Research Consortium on Casual Learning Post-Doctoral Fellow (in the Philosophy Department). University of Michigan,
(2008-2010) - Instructor for core course " Great Ideas in the History of Science". Stanford EPGY Online HIugh School.
Teaching
Primary Instructor: Philosophy of Mind, University of Pennsylvania (2012) and Great Ideas in the HIstory of Science, Stanford EPGY - Online High School (2008-10)
Teaching Assistant:
Stanford Univesity: Introduction to Cognitive Science, Introduction to Philosophy, Intoduction to Logic, First Order Logic, Introduction to Political Philosophy.
University of Houston: Introduction to Logic, Introduction to Ethics
Websites
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Stanford University
Award Date: 1 Jan 2010
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Escape from Zanzibar: The epistemic value of precision in measurement
Isaac, A. M. C., Dec 2022, In: Philosophy of Science. 89, 5, p. 1243-1254Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Apophatic science: How computational modeling can explain consciousness
Bridewell, W. & Isaac, A. M. C., 16 Jun 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Neuroscience of Consciousness. 2021, 1, 10 p., niab010.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The ups and downs of mechanism realism: Functions, levels, and crosscutting hierarchies
Dewhurst, J. & Isaac, A. M. C., 3 May 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Erkenntnis.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The allegory of isomorphism
Isaac, A., 12 Dec 2019, In: Avant: Trends in Interdisciplinary Studies. 10, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Epistemic loops and measurement realism
Isaac, A. M. C., 1 Dec 2019, In: Philosophy of Science. 86, 5, p. 930-941Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Lifecycle of a Constant: e
Alistair Isaac (Assessor)
16 Nov 2023Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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The Role of Theory in Justifying Quantification
Alistair Isaac (Assessor)
10 Jul 2023 → 11 Jul 2023Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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The Fundamental Physical Constants: Knowledge and Measurement
Alistair Isaac (Organiser)
11 Nov 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Disrupting Zanzibars: The Epistemic Function of High Precision Divergence
Alistair Isaac (Speaker)
11 Nov 2021 → 14 Nov 2021Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Kinds of Constants
Alistair Isaac (Organiser)
7 Apr 2021 → 9 Apr 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Prizes
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Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchrers
Isaac, Alistair (Recipient), 1 May 2018
Prize: Fellowships awarded competitively
Projects
- 4 Finished
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PPLS Small Project Grant: Our Knowledge of Reality through Fundamental Physical Constants
5/12/19 → 6/12/19
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
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PPLS Small Project: Multimodal Ecological Perception
24/05/15 → 31/05/15
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
Press/Media
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Why We'll Eventually Want Our Robots to Deceive Us
4/10/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research