Suárez, Mauricio


Dr Mauricio Suárez  

Department

Position held

Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (CPNSS)

Research Associate

Non LSE positions held

Department

Position held

Logic and Philosophy of Science, Complutense University, Madrid

Tenured Professor

Philosophy, Harvard University

Visiting Scholar

Experience keywords:

causal inference and propensities, particularly in quantum mechanics; models, inference and representation in science; scientific epistemology; philosophy and history of science (esp physics)

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His main research interests lie in the philosophical foundations of physics (particularly quantum mechanics) and general epistemology of science, and he has published widely in both areas. He defends a broad kind of pragmatism that does not skew but rather aims to assimilate and appropriate for itself traditional realist notions such as representation, explanation, warrant, causation, disposition or propensity.

Countries and regions to which research relates:

Spain

Languages:

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

Media experience:

RadioTV

Contact Points

LSE phone number:

+44 (0)20 7955 7573

Publications

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2011

Suárez, Mauricio and Suárez, Mauricio (2011) Probabilities, causes and propensities in physics. Springer, Dordrecht, Germany. ISBN 9781402099038

2010

Suárez, Mauricio (2010) Experimental realism defended: how inference to the most likely cause might be sound. In: Bovens, Luc and Hoefer, Carl and Hartmann, Stephan, (eds.) Nancy Cartwright's philosophy of science. Routledge, London, UK. ISBN 9780415883924

Suárez, Mauricio (2010) Fictions, inference and realism. In: Woods, John, (ed.) Fictions and models: new essays. Philosophia Verlag, Munich. ISBN 9783884050996

Suárez, Mauricio and Dorato, Mauro and Rédei, Miklós, (eds.) (2010) EPSA philosophical issues in the sciences. Springer, Dordrecht. ISBN 9789048132515

Suárez, Mauricio and Dorato, Mauro and Rédei, Miklós, (eds.) (2010) EPSA epistemology and methodology of science. Springer, Dordrecht. ISBN 9789048132621

2008

Suárez, Mauricio and Suárez, Mauricio (2008) Fictions in science: philosophical essays on modeling and idealisation. Routledge, London, UK. ISBN 9780415990356

Suárez, Mauricio and Cartwright, Nancy (2008) Theories: tools versus models. Studies in history and philosophy of science part b: studies in history and philosophy of modern physics, 39 (1). pp. 62-81. ISSN 1355-2198

San Pedro, Iñaki and Suárez, Mauricio (2008) The principle of common cause and indeterminism: a review. Contingency and Dissent in Science Project, London, UK

2007

Suárez, Mauricio and San Pedro, Iñaki (2007) EPR robustness and the causal Markov condition. Centre of Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London, UK

Suárez, Mauricio (2007) Quantum propensities. Studies in history and philosophy of science part b: studies in history and philosophy of modern physics, 38 (2). pp. 418-438. ISSN 1355-2198

Suárez, Mauricio (2007) Causal inference in quantum mechanics: a reassessment. In: Russo, Frederica and Williamson, Jon, (eds.) Causality and probability in the sciences. College Publications, London, UK. ISBN 1904987354

2006

Suárez, Mauricio (2006) Propensities in quantum mechanics. Discussion paper, DP 80/06. Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London, UK

Suárez, Mauricio (2006) Experimental realism defended: how inference to the most likely cause might be sound. Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science: Contingency and Dissent in Science. Contingency And Dissent in Science Project, CPNSS, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

2005

Suárez, Mauricio (2005) The semantic view, empirical adequacy, and application. Crítica: revista Hispanoamericana de filosofía, 37 (109). pp. 29-63. ISSN 0011-1503

2004

Suárez, Mauricio (2004) An inferential conception of scientific representation. Philosophy of science, 71 (5). pp. 767-779. ISSN 0031-8248

Suárez, Mauricio (2004) Quantum selections, propensities and the problem of measurement. The British journal for the philosophy of science, 55 (2). pp. 219-255. ISSN 0007-0882

2003

Suárez, Mauricio (2003) Scientific representation: against similarity and isomorphism. International studies in the philosophy of science, 17 (3). pp. 225-244. ISSN 0269-8595

2002

Suárez, Mauricio (2002) The pragmatics of scientific representation. Discussion paper, DP 66/02. Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London, UK

2001

Suárez, Mauricio (2001) Selections, dispositions and the problem of measurement. Discussion paper, DP 57/01. Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London, UK

2000

Cartwright, Nancy and Suárez, Mauricio (2000) A causal model for EPR. Discussion paper, DP 50/00. Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London, UK

Cartwright, Nancy and Suárez, Mauricio (2000) Endpiece. Theoria, 15 (7). pp. 123-128. ISSN 0495-4548

1999

Suárez, Mauricio (1999) The role of models in the application of scientific theories: epistemological implications. In: Morgan, Mary S. and Morrison, Margaret, (eds.) Models as mediators: perspectives on natural and social science. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9780521655712

Suárez, Mauricio (1999) Theories, models and interpretations. In: Magnani, Lorenzo and Nersessian, Nancy J. and Thagard, Paul, (eds.) Model-based reasoning in scientific discovery. Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers, New York, USA. ISBN 9780306462924

1996

Suárez, Mauricio (1996) On the physical impossibility of ideal quantum measurements. Foundations of physics letters, 9 (5). pp. 425-435. ISSN 0894-9875

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Awards

Leverhulme Trust Fellowship

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Dr Suárez has held positions at Wolfson College, Oxford, St. Andrews, Northwestern and Bristol Universities and is at present Associate Professor in Logic and Philosophy of Science at Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and a Visiting Scholar at Harvard.

 

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