Robert DiSalle, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

Interpretation and explanation in modern physics
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$32,750
Analysis and Interpretation in the Exact Sciences
SSHRC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$19,401
Conceptual change, conceptual criticism and the interpretation of physical theories
SSHRC · 2002 · Principal investigator
$28,210

All 4 grants and awards

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Interpretation and explanation in modern physics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: DiSalle, Robert J.

Keywords: philosophy of science; physics; space-time; geometry; interpretation

$32,750

Analysis and Interpretation in the Exact Sciences

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: DiSalle, Robert J.

Keywords: philosophy; analytic philosophy; philosophy of science; logic; mathematics; physics; philosophy of language; interpretation

$19,401

Conceptual change, conceptual criticism and the interpretation of physical theories

Principal investigatorSSHRC2002Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: DiSalle, Robert J.

Keywords: philosophy; physics; spacetime; quantum mechanics; interpretation

$28,210

Geometry and experience in physics and philosophy

Principal investigatorSSHRC1996Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: DiSalle, Robert

Keywords: Space, time, geometry, physics, phenomenology

$12,350

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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