James Brown, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

The nature of thought experiments
SSHRC · 2008 · Principal investigator
$114,924
When Difference Makes a Difference: Epistemic Diversity and Dissent
SSHRC · 2005 · Principal investigator
$7,650
Thought experiments in physics, chemistry and mathematics
SSHRC · 2004 · Principal investigator
$129,890

All 5 grants and awards

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The nature of thought experiments

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Brown, James Robert

Keywords: thought experiments; visual reasoning; philosophy; scientific method

$114,924

When Difference Makes a Difference: Epistemic Diversity and Dissent

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Brown, James Robert

Keywords: social epistemology; justified belief; memory; epistemic diversity; epistemic dissent

$7,650

Thought experiments in physics, chemistry and mathematics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Brown, James Robert

Keywords: thought experiments; science; physics; chemistry; mathematics; empiricism; platonism; evidence

$129,890

Mathematical naturalism

Principal investigatorSSHRC2001Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Brown, James Robert

Keywords: naturalism; philosophy of mathematics

$31,000

Ideological debates in the sciences

Principal investigatorSSHRC1998Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Brown, James

Keywords: science wars; social constructivism; philosophy; rationality

$27,550

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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