John Matthewson
Biographic Data
| ID | 1229047 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Matthewson |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Matthewson |
| SIGNATURE | MATTHEWSON J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Massey University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4591-1874 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 72 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Detail and generality in mechanistic explanation
Evolution, Dysfunction, and Disease
Some ‘naturalist’ accounts of disease employ a biostatistical account of dysfunction, whilst others use a ‘selected effect’ account. Several recent authors have argued that the biostatistical account offers the best hope for a naturalist account of disease. We show that the selected effect account survives the criticisms levelled by these authors relatively unscathed, and has significant advantages over the BST. Moreover, unlike the BST, it has a…
Defining Paradigm Darwinian Populations
This article presents an account of the biological populations that can undergo paradigmatic natural selection. I argue for, and develop Peter Godfrey-Smith’s claim that reproductive competition is a core attribute of such populations. However, as Godfrey-Smith notes, it is not the only important attribute. I suggest what the missing element is, co-opting elements of Alan Templeton’s notion of exchangeability. The final framework is then compared…
Trade-offs in model-building
The structure of tradeoffs in model building
The structure of tradeoffs in model building
Evolution, Dysfunction, and Disease
Some ‘naturalist’ accounts of disease employ a biostatistical account of dysfunction, whilst others use a ‘selected effect’ account. Several recent authors have argued that the biostatistical account offers the best hope for a naturalist account of disease. We show that the selected effect account survives the criticisms levelled by these authors relatively unscathed, and has significant advantages over the BST. Moreover, unlike the BST, it has a…
Trade-offs in model-building
Defining Paradigm Darwinian Populations
This article presents an account of the biological populations that can undergo paradigmatic natural selection. I argue for, and develop Peter Godfrey-Smith’s claim that reproductive competition is a core attribute of such populations. However, as Godfrey-Smith notes, it is not the only important attribute. I suggest what the missing element is, co-opting elements of Alan Templeton’s notion of exchangeability. The final framework is then compared…
Detail and generality in mechanistic explanation
The structure of tradeoffs in model building
Trade-offs in model-building
Defining Paradigm Darwinian Populations
This article presents an account of the biological populations that can undergo paradigmatic natural selection. I argue for, and develop Peter Godfrey-Smith’s claim that reproductive competition is a core attribute of such populations. However, as Godfrey-Smith notes, it is not the only important attribute. I suggest what the missing element is, co-opting elements of Alan Templeton’s notion of exchangeability. The final framework is then compared…
Evolution, Dysfunction, and Disease
Some ‘naturalist’ accounts of disease employ a biostatistical account of dysfunction, whilst others use a ‘selected effect’ account. Several recent authors have argued that the biostatistical account offers the best hope for a naturalist account of disease. We show that the selected effect account survives the criticisms levelled by these authors relatively unscathed, and has significant advantages over the BST. Moreover, unlike the BST, it has a…
Detail and generality in mechanistic explanation
Epistemology (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (4 works) · Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (2 works) · Gene Regulatory Network Analysis (2 works)