Jonathan Weisberg, University of Toronto

Research

knowledge epistemology probability networks mental state attribution belief mindreading social cognition

Latest funding

Centrality & Belief
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$30,500
Centrality & Belief
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$68,000
New Perspectives on Mental State Attribution
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$20,100

All 5 grants and awards

Centrality & Belief

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Weisberg, Jonathan J.

Keywords: epistemology; knowledge; probability; networks

$30,500

Centrality & Belief

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Weisberg, Jonathan J.

Keywords: epistemology; knowledge; probability; networks

$68,000

New Perspectives on Mental State Attribution

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Weisberg, Jonathan J.

Keywords: mental state attribution; knowledge; belief; mindreading; social cognition

$20,100

Acceptance and uncertainty

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Weisberg, Jonathan J.

Keywords: knowledge; epistemology; formal epistemology; probability; uncertainty; acceptance; uncertainty; rationality; reasoning; cognition

$114,575

Synthesizing formal epistemologies

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Weisberg, Jonathan J.

Keywords: formal epistemology; inductive logic; probability theory

$33,825

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: knowledge Dear Professor Weisberg, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on knowledge connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Centrality & Belief" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]