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Aidan Lyon

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ID5233486
NAMEAidan Lyon
GIVEN NAMESAidan
FAMILY NAMELyon
SIGNATURELYON A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Maryland, College Park
ORCID0009-0003-0546-4584
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS18
AUTHOR COUNT4
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX3
  • Mystical entropy: An introduction to the psychedelic-kundalini thesis and the Peace framework for contemplative research

    Aidan Lyon•ARTICLE•Philosophical Psychology•2026

    We can’t see it, but we’re all trapped inside these strange repeating loops.— Morpheus, Matrix 41. The idea that psychedelics transform the mind by loosening rigid structures is one of the oldest i

  • Vague Credence

    Open Access•Aidan Lyon•ARTICLE•Synthese•2017•Cited by: 3•References: 36

  • Why are Normal Distributions Normal

    Aidan Lyon•ARTICLE•The British Journal for the…•2014•Cited by: 8•References: 17

    It is usually supposed that the central limit theorem explains why various quantities we find in nature are approximately normally distributed—people's heights, examination grades, snowflake sizes, and so on. This sort of explanation is found in many textbooks across the sciences, particularly in biology, economics, and sociology. Contrary to this received wisdom, I argue that in many cases we are not justified in claiming that the central limit …

  • Deterministic probability: Neither chance nor credence

    Open Access•Aidan Lyon•ARTICLE•Synthese•2011•Cited by: 7•References: 27

  • Why are Normal Distributions Normal

    Aidan Lyon•ARTICLE•The British Journal for the…•2014•Cited by: 8•References: 17

    It is usually supposed that the central limit theorem explains why various quantities we find in nature are approximately normally distributed—people's heights, examination grades, snowflake sizes, and so on. This sort of explanation is found in many textbooks across the sciences, particularly in biology, economics, and sociology. Contrary to this received wisdom, I argue that in many cases we are not justified in claiming that the central limit …

  • Deterministic probability: Neither chance nor credence

    Open Access•Aidan Lyon•ARTICLE•Synthese•2011•Cited by: 7•References: 27

  • Vague Credence

    Open Access•Aidan Lyon•ARTICLE•Synthese•2017•Cited by: 3•References: 36

  • Deterministic probability: Neither chance nor credence

    Open Access•Aidan Lyon•ARTICLE•Synthese•2011•Cited by: 7•References: 27

  • Why are Normal Distributions Normal

    Aidan Lyon•ARTICLE•The British Journal for the…•2014•Cited by: 8•References: 17

    It is usually supposed that the central limit theorem explains why various quantities we find in nature are approximately normally distributed—people's heights, examination grades, snowflake sizes, and so on. This sort of explanation is found in many textbooks across the sciences, particularly in biology, economics, and sociology. Contrary to this received wisdom, I argue that in many cases we are not justified in claiming that the central limit …

  • Vague Credence

    Open Access•Aidan Lyon•ARTICLE•Synthese•2017•Cited by: 3•References: 36

  • Mystical entropy: An introduction to the psychedelic-kundalini thesis and the Peace framework for contemplative research

    Aidan Lyon•ARTICLE•Philosophical Psychology•2026

    We can’t see it, but we’re all trapped inside these strange repeating loops.— Morpheus, Matrix 41. The idea that psychedelics transform the mind by loosening rigid structures is one of the oldest i

Mathematical economics (3 works) · Mathematics (3 works) · Statistics (3 works) · Credence (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Metaphysics (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (2 works) · Philosophy of language (2 works) · Philosophy of science (2 works)

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