Hudson, Robert - Philosophy

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Personal Information
First Name: 
Robert
Last Name: 
Hudson
Department / Program: 
OTHER
Other: 
Philosophy
University Affiliation: 
University of Saskatchewan
Phone: 
3069666371
Email Address: 
r.hudson@usask.ca
Area of Research
Discipline: 
Philosophy
Subject: 
Physics
Science
Geographical Region: 
Europe
North America
Time Period: 
Ancient
Current
Specific Area of Research: 
History and Philosophy of Science, epistemology, dark matter physics
Academics
PHD Program: 
Philosophy of Science
PHD University: 
University of Western Ontario
PHD Date: 
1992
Major Publications: 
"Faint-Hearted Anti-realism and Knowability," forthcoming in Philosophia. "The Methodological Strategy of Robustness in the Context of Experimental WIMP Research," Foundations of Physics, vol. 39, 2009, pp. 174-193. "The Empirical Basis to Skepticism," Minerva, vol. 11, 2007, pp. 101-112. "Améliorer les théories de la fiabilité," Philosophiques, vol. 34, no. 2, 2007, pp. 363-366. "Annual Modulation Experiments, Galactic Models and WIMPs," Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, vol. 38, 2007, pp. 97-119. "What’s Really at Issue With Novel Predictions?", Synthese, vol. 155, 2007, pp. 1-20. "Pritchard’s Angst," Acta Analytica, vol. 21, 2006, pp. 86-92. "Howson on Novel Prediction," Logic and Philosophy of Science, vol. 4, 2006, pp. 91-104. "The Relevance of History to Philosophy of Science," Theoria, vol. 21, 2006, pp. 197-212. “Searching for WIMPs,” Croatian Journal of Philosophy, vol. 5, 2005, pp. 245-262. “Managing Underdetermination Issues in Science,” Facta Philosophica, vol. 7, 2005, pp. 99-117. “The Generality Problem,” The Southern Journal of Philosophy, vol. 42, 2004, pp. 193-211. “Mesosomes and Scientific Methodology”, History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences; “Novelty and the 1919 Eclipse Experiments”, Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics
Membership in Academic Societies: 
Philosophy of Science Association, Canadian Society for History ad Philosophy of Science
Courses Taught: 
"PHIL 234 Biomedical Ethics PHIL 235 Ethical Issues in Business and the Professions PHIL 236 Ethics and Technology PHIL 243 Symbolic Logic II PHIL 251 Philosophy of Science PHIL 226 Environmental Philosophy PHIL 281 Theory of Knowledge"