Aja Watkins
Biographic Data
| ID | 3873276 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aja Watkins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aja |
| FAMILY NAME | Watkins |
| SIGNATURE | WATKINS A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Are We in a Sixth Mass Extinction? The Challenges of Answering and Value of Asking
In both scientific and popular circles, it is often said that we are in the midst of a sixth mass ex-tinction. Although the urgency of our present environmental crises is not in doubt, such claims ofa present mass extinction are highly controversial scientifically. Our aims are, first, to get to thebottom of this scientific debate by shedding philosophical light on the many conceptual andmethodological challenges involved in answering this scient…
What is Philosophy of the Geosciences
The philosophy of the geosciences is an emerging subfield in philosophy of science. Although past and present geoscientific disciplines differ substantially, we argue that they frequently face common epistemological and ethical problems. We survey several of these problems that have already attracted sustained philosophical interest, related to the use of measurements, data, and models to study relatively inaccessible target phenomena, responses …
The Epistemic Value of the Living Fossils Concept
Living fossils, taxa with similar members now and in the deep past, have recently come under scrutiny. Those who think the concept should be retained have argued for its epistemic and normative utility. This article extends the epistemic utility of the living fossils concept to include ways in which a taxon’s living fossil status can serve as evidence for other claims about that taxon. I will use insights from developmental biology to refine thes…
Are We in a Sixth Mass Extinction? The Challenges of Answering and Value of Asking
In both scientific and popular circles, it is often said that we are in the midst of a sixth mass ex-tinction. Although the urgency of our present environmental crises is not in doubt, such claims ofa present mass extinction are highly controversial scientifically. Our aims are, first, to get to thebottom of this scientific debate by shedding philosophical light on the many conceptual andmethodological challenges involved in answering this scient…
What is Philosophy of the Geosciences
The philosophy of the geosciences is an emerging subfield in philosophy of science. Although past and present geoscientific disciplines differ substantially, we argue that they frequently face common epistemological and ethical problems. We survey several of these problems that have already attracted sustained philosophical interest, related to the use of measurements, data, and models to study relatively inaccessible target phenomena, responses …
The Epistemic Value of the Living Fossils Concept
Living fossils, taxa with similar members now and in the deep past, have recently come under scrutiny. Those who think the concept should be retained have argued for its epistemic and normative utility. This article extends the epistemic utility of the living fossils concept to include ways in which a taxon’s living fossil status can serve as evidence for other claims about that taxon. I will use insights from developmental biology to refine thes…
The Epistemic Value of the Living Fossils Concept
Living fossils, taxa with similar members now and in the deep past, have recently come under scrutiny. Those who think the concept should be retained have argued for its epistemic and normative utility. This article extends the epistemic utility of the living fossils concept to include ways in which a taxon’s living fossil status can serve as evidence for other claims about that taxon. I will use insights from developmental biology to refine thes…
What is Philosophy of the Geosciences
The philosophy of the geosciences is an emerging subfield in philosophy of science. Although past and present geoscientific disciplines differ substantially, we argue that they frequently face common epistemological and ethical problems. We survey several of these problems that have already attracted sustained philosophical interest, related to the use of measurements, data, and models to study relatively inaccessible target phenomena, responses …
Are We in a Sixth Mass Extinction? The Challenges of Answering and Value of Asking
In both scientific and popular circles, it is often said that we are in the midst of a sixth mass ex-tinction. Although the urgency of our present environmental crises is not in doubt, such claims ofa present mass extinction are highly controversial scientifically. Our aims are, first, to get to thebottom of this scientific debate by shedding philosophical light on the many conceptual andmethodological challenges involved in answering this scient…
Philosophy (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (2 works) · Science and Climate Studies (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Biology (1 works) · Download (1 works) · Ecology (1 works)