“The place of science in life, the place of its peculiar subject-matter in the wide scheme of materials we experience, is a more ultimate function of philosophy that is any self-contained reflection upon science as such.”
- John Dewey (LW 6:19-20)
Philosophy
Matthew J. Brown
Ph.D. Candidate, UCSD
aka. Matt Brown
aka. Matt Brown
Research Interests
My main areas of research are the contemporary philosophy of science and the history of American philosophy, especially pragmatism. I also work in history of philosophy of science and history of philosophy more broadly, philosophy of mind and cognitive science, and science studies.
Teaching and Links
Dissertation: Science and Experience