Kevin Davey, University of Chicago

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Associate Professor Chicago, Illinois kjdavey@uchicago.edu Office: (773) 702-7737

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Kevin Davey received his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh in 2003, and also has Masters degrees in both physics and mathematics. His main area of interest is philosophy of science, and more specifically, philosophy of physics. Much of his current research revolves around the concepts of time...

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Bio/Research

Kevin Davey received his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh in 2003, and also has Masters degrees in both physics and mathematics. His main area of interest is philosophy of science, and more specifically, philosophy of physics. Much of his current research revolves around the concepts of time and probability, and the way that modern statistical mechanics has shaped and been shaped by these concepts. He is also interested in the foundations of probability - in particular, in trying to understand the limits Bayesian epistemology, and in modern logic - in particular, in trying to understand what light modern logic sheds on the semantic paradoxes.

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