Yafeng Shan
I am a philosopher, specialising in philosophy of science, epistemology, and metaphysics. I am now Research Associate in Philosophy at the University of Kent, and a member of the Theoretical Reasoning Research Cluster there. Previously, I held teaching and research positions at Tel Aviv University and Durham University. I completed my PhD at University College London.
*NEWS*
My paper 'Philosophical Foundations of Mixed Methods Research' was accepted for publication in Philosophy Compass.
CFP: 'The Kuhn Centennial Conference' (deadline: 28 February 2022)!
CFP: 'New Perspectives on Causation in the Life Sciences' Conference (deadline: 14 February 2022)!
CFP: 'Mixed Methods Research and Causal Inference' Workshop (deadline: 1 February 2022)!
My paper 'Philosophy Doesn't Need a Concept of Progress' was accepted by Metaphilosophy. [full text access]
Our paper 'Applying Evidential Pluralism to the Social Sciences' (co-authored with Jon Williamson) was published in European Journal for Philosophy of Science. [open access]
My paper 'Beyond Mendelism and Biometry' was published in Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. [access] [preprint]
Evidential Diversity in the Social Sciences (co-edited with Jon Williamson), a topical collection of Synthese, is now available online.
New Directions in the Historiography of Genetics (co-edited with Ehud Lamm and Oren Harman), a special issue of Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, is now available online.
My book Doing Integrated History and Philosophy of Science: A Case Study of the Origin of Genetics is published by Springer. (The e-book is now available.)
My paper 'Philosophical Foundations of Mixed Methods Research' was accepted for publication in Philosophy Compass.
CFP: 'The Kuhn Centennial Conference' (deadline: 28 February 2022)!
CFP: 'New Perspectives on Causation in the Life Sciences' Conference (deadline: 14 February 2022)!
CFP: 'Mixed Methods Research and Causal Inference' Workshop (deadline: 1 February 2022)!
My paper 'Philosophy Doesn't Need a Concept of Progress' was accepted by Metaphilosophy. [full text access]
Our paper 'Applying Evidential Pluralism to the Social Sciences' (co-authored with Jon Williamson) was published in European Journal for Philosophy of Science. [open access]
My paper 'Beyond Mendelism and Biometry' was published in Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. [access] [preprint]
Evidential Diversity in the Social Sciences (co-edited with Jon Williamson), a topical collection of Synthese, is now available online.
New Directions in the Historiography of Genetics (co-edited with Ehud Lamm and Oren Harman), a special issue of Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, is now available online.
My book Doing Integrated History and Philosophy of Science: A Case Study of the Origin of Genetics is published by Springer. (The e-book is now available.)
