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Researcher
Erik Weber
- Disciplines:Philosophy of mathematics, General philosophy of science, Philosophy of medical and biomedical sciences, Metaphysics, Philosophy of natural sciences, Philosophy of history, Philosophy of social science
Affiliations
- Department of Philosophy and moral sciences (Department)
Responsible
From1 Oct 2009 → 30 Sep 2018 - Department of Philosophy and moral sciences (Department)
Member
From1 Oct 2009 → 30 Sep 2018 - Department of Philosophy and moral sciences (Department)
Member
From1 Jan 1993 → Today
Projects
1 - 10 of 33
- Explanation in Explainable Artificial IntelligenceFrom1 Nov 2023 → TodayFunding: FWO junior postdoctoral fellowship
- A Philosophical Investigation into the Practice and the Virtues of Evidence-Based PolicyFrom1 Nov 2023 → TodayFunding: FWO fellowships
- A philosophical investigation into the nature and value of Evidence-based PolicyFrom1 Oct 2021 → TodayFunding: BOF - mobility
- Mathematical Explanation: Why Does It Matter?From1 Jan 2021 → TodayFunding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Towards a contextualist theory of cross-disciplinary knowledge-generation processes.From1 Oct 2020 → TodayFunding: FWO junior postdoctoral fellowship
- Causation and Genetic Diseases. A Philosophical Study of Causal Selection Practices in EpidemiologyFrom1 Oct 2018 → 30 Sep 2023Funding: FWO fellowships
- FWO Sabbatical Erik WeberFrom24 Sep 2018 → 23 Sep 2019Funding: FWO Prices and sabbaticals (before FWO undefined)
- Risk Factor Knowledge in Medical Sciences. A Philosophical Analysis of Benefits and Potential DangersFrom1 Oct 2017 → 30 Sep 2021Funding: BOF - Doctoral projects
- Explanation in the Engineering SciencesFrom1 Jan 2017 → 31 Dec 2020Funding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Alliance Research Group: Logic, History & Philosophy of ScienceFrom1 Aug 2016 → 31 Jul 2022
Publications
41 - 50 of 102
- Waarom wetenschappelijk onderzoek financieren? Een essay over de waarde van wetenschap, met gevalstudies in sociologie en criminologie(2015)
Authors: Erik Weber, Ben Heylen
Pages: 1 - 17 - Contrastive causation in genetics and in physics(2015)
Authors: Erik Weber, Inge De Bal
Pages: 93 - 113 - Preface(2014)Volume: 5
Authors: Erik Weber, Joke Meheus, Dietlinde Wouters
Pages: v - ix - The role of unification in micro-explanations of physical laws(2014)
Authors: Erik Weber, Merel Lefevere
Pages: 41 - 56 - Explaining capacities : assessing the explanatory power of models in the cognitive sciences(2014)Series: Logic, Argumentation & Reasoning
Authors: Raoul Gervais, Erik Weber, Dietlinde Wouters, Joke Meheus
Pages: 45 - 57 - Data-driven induction in scientific discovery : a critical assessment based on Kepler's discoveries(2014)Series: Logic, Argumentation & Reasoning
Authors: Albrecht Heeffer, Erik Weber, Dietlinde Wouters, Joke Meheus
Pages: 59 - 76 - Internalism does entail scepticism(2014)Series: Logic, Argumentation & Reasoning
Authors: Jan Willem Wieland, Erik Weber, Dietlinde Wouters, Joke Meheus
Pages: 247 - 260 - Function ascription and explanation: elaborating an explanatory utility desideratum for ascriptions of technical functions(2014)
Authors: Dingmar van Eck, Erik Weber
Pages: 1367 - 1389 - Mechanistic explanation and explanatory proofs in mathematics(aEuro)(2014)
Authors: Joachim Frans, Erik Weber
Pages: 231 - 248 - Logic, reasoning, and rationality(2014)
Authors: Erik Weber, Dietlinde Wouters, Joke Meheus