Schulz, Armin


Dr Armin Schulz  

Department

Position held

Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method

Lecturer

Experience keywords:

philosophy of biology; philosophy of social science; philosophy of mind

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I am primarily interested in investigating the manner in which and the extent to which evolutionary theory can be applied in areas that are not obviously evolutionary biological - areas such as psychology, social science, and philosophy.

Sectors and industries to which research relates:

ConsultancyCreative Industries and CultureEnergyEnvironmentHealthcareLawPolicy and Regulatory Bodies

Languages:

German [Spoken: Fluent, Written: Fluent]; French [Spoken: Intermediate, Written: Intermediate]; Italian [Spoken: Basic, Written: Basic]

Media experience:

Has written for mainstream press

Contact Points

LSE phone number:

+44 (0)207 955 7333

Publications

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2013

Schulz, Armin W. (2013) Beyond the hype: the value of evolutionary theorizing in economics. Philosophy of the social sciences, 43 (1). pp. 46-72. ISSN 1552-7441

2011

Schulz, Armin (2011) Gigerenzer’s evolutionary arguments against rational choice theory: an assessment. Philosophy of science, 78 (5). pp. 1272-1282. ISSN 0031-8248

Schulz, Armin (2011) Sober & Wilson’s evolutionary arguments for psychological altruism: a reassessment. Biology and philosophy, 26 (2). pp. 251-260. ISSN 0169-3867

2010

Schulz, Armin (2010) Richard Jeffrey. In: Williamson, Jon and Russo, Federica, (eds.) Key terms in logic . Continuum, London, UK. ISBN 9781847061140

Schulz, Armin (2010) Bayesianism. In: Williamson, Jon and Russo, Federica, (eds.) Key terms in logic . Continuum, London, UK. ISBN 9781847061140

Schulz, Armin (2010) Interpretations of probability. In: Williamson, Jon and Russo, Federica, (eds.) Key terms in logic . Continuum, London, UK. ISBN 9781847061140

Schulz, Armin (2010) Probability. In: Williamson, Jon and Russo, Federica, (eds.) Key terms in logic . Continuum, London, UK. ISBN 9781847061140

Schulz, Armin (2010) Probabilistic logic. In: Williamson, Jon and Russo, Federica, (eds.) Key terms in logic . Continuum, London, UK. ISBN 9781847061140

Schulz, Armin (2010) The adaptive importance of cognitive efficiency: an alternative theory of why we have beliefs and desires. Biology & philosophy, 26 (1). pp. 31-50. ISSN 0169-3867

Schulz, Armin (2010) It takes two: sexual strategies and game theory. Studies in history and philosophy of biological and biomedical sciences, 41 (1). pp. 41-49. ISSN 1369-8486

2009

Schulz, Armin (2009) Simulation, simplicity, and selection: an evolutionary perspective on high-level mindreading. Philosophical studies, 152 (2). pp. 271-285. ISSN 0031-8116

2008

Schulz, Armin (2008) Structural flaws: massive modularity and the argument from design. The British journal for the philosophy of science, 59 (4). pp. 733-743. ISSN 1464-3537

2007

Schulz, Armin (2007) Condorcet and communitarianism: Boghossian’s fallacious inference. Synthese, 166 (1). pp. 55-68. ISSN 0039-7857

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