Zachary J Mayne
Biographic Data
| ID | 5996251 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zachary J Mayne |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zachary J |
| FAMILY NAME | Mayne |
| SIGNATURE | MAYNE Z J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pittsburgh |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0100-0427 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Operationalizing Scientific Realism
Pragmatist philosophers of science (e.g., Chang 2016; 2022) often adjudicate realism debates by (1) deploying a unified ontological principle—that is, a unified rule for making ontological assertions—to all domains of empirical inquiry, and (2) comparing the ontological assertions made by realists and anti-realists to the unified principle. By considering modeling practices in evolutionary biology, I motivate an alternative approach. Pragmatists …
The entanglement of individuation and explanation in the discovery of xenogastrulation
This paper analyzes an episode of scientific work that was prompted by observations of a novel defect in early embryonic development, which was unexpectedly induced in an experimental context and has tentatively been dubbed "xenogastrulation." The researchers worked to individuate this as a novel phenomenon-both by distinguishing it from what it is not (e.g., exogastrulation) and by forming a positive conception of what it is-in order to facilita…
The conceptual foundation of the propensity interpretation of fitness
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The conceptual foundation of the propensity interpretation of fitness
The entanglement of individuation and explanation in the discovery of xenogastrulation
This paper analyzes an episode of scientific work that was prompted by observations of a novel defect in early embryonic development, which was unexpectedly induced in an experimental context and has tentatively been dubbed "xenogastrulation." The researchers worked to individuate this as a novel phenomenon-both by distinguishing it from what it is not (e.g., exogastrulation) and by forming a positive conception of what it is-in order to facilita…
Operationalizing Scientific Realism
Pragmatist philosophers of science (e.g., Chang 2016; 2022) often adjudicate realism debates by (1) deploying a unified ontological principle—that is, a unified rule for making ontological assertions—to all domains of empirical inquiry, and (2) comparing the ontological assertions made by realists and anti-realists to the unified principle. By considering modeling practices in evolutionary biology, I motivate an alternative approach. Pragmatists …
Philosophy and History of Science (3 works) · Adjudication (1 work) · Causation (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Context (archaeology (1 work) · Determinism (1 work) · Embodied and Extended Cognition (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (1 work) · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (1 work)