Carl F. Craver
American philosopher
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Carl F. Craver is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy and Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology at Washington University in St. Louis. He is known for his works on philosophy of science and philosophy of mind.[1][2][3][4][5]
AwardsNSF Grant, Templeton Award
EducationUniversity of Pittsburgh (BA, MA, PhD)
ThesisNeural Mechanisms: On the Structure, Function, and Development of Theories in Neurobiology (1998)
Carl F. Craver | |
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| Awards | NSF Grant, Templeton Award |
| Education | |
| Education | University of Pittsburgh (BA, MA, PhD) |
| Thesis | Neural Mechanisms: On the Structure, Function, and Development of Theories in Neurobiology (1998) |
| Doctoral advisor | Peter K. Machamer |
| Other advisors | Robert Olby, Wesley C. Salmon, Kenneth F. Schaffner, Steven Small |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Institutions | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Main interests | philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, history of neuroscience, cognitive neuropsychology |
Books
- Craver, C.F. and Darden L. (2013) In Search of Mechanisms: Discoveries Across the Life Sciences. University of Chicago Press: Chicago.
- Craver, C.F. (2007) Explaining the Brain: Mechanisms and the Mosaic Unity of Neuroscience. Clarendon Press
