Marco Forgione

My main interests are in the history and philosophy of physics. More specifically, my dissertation focused on the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, Feynman diagrams, and the history of modern quantum field theories. I am currently working on philosophical aspects of quantum gravity, investigating the problem of verification for theories without spacetime in their ontology and characterizing geometrogenesis as a physical process.AOS: Philosophy of Physics, History and Philosophy of ScienceAOC: General Philosophy of Science, Logic, EthicsDissertation: History and Philosophy of Feynman's Electrodynamics: from the Absorber Theory of Radiation to Feynman Diagrams (Supervisor: Michael Stölzner)Publications:"Feynman’s Space-time View in Quantum Electrodynamics." Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 93, 136-148 (2022)"The Philosophical Underpinning of the Absorber Theory of Radiation." Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 72, 91-106 (2020)"Path Integrals and Holism." Foundations of Physics, 50(8), 799-827 (2020)Marc Lange, Because Without Cause (Book Review), Journal for General Philosophy of Science (2018)

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Mike Gregory

My interests are in Kant's political philosophy, particularly his concept of rights and state power. I also study conservative reactions to Kant in the late 18th century, as well as 20th century German legal philosophy, including Ernst Cassirer and Hans Kelsen.Currently, I am a Postdoc at the Law School at the University of Edinburgh, working on "Democracy, Rights and the Rule of Law in a Data Driven Society" with focus on the legal and political philosophy of AI.Dissertation: Kant's Naturrecht Feyerabend and Kantian Republicanism (Supervisor: Pauline Kleingeld)Project: "Kant, Kantianism and Morality" at the University of Groningen, NetherlandsPublications:"Kant’s Hylomorphic Formulation of Right and the Necessity of the State" (forthcoming) Kant-Studien"Kant and Rehberg on Political Theory and Practice" British Journal of the History of Philosophy 30(4):566-588 (2022)"Kant’s Duty to Make Virtue Widely Loved" Kantian Review 27(2):195-213 (2022)"Whose Vocation? Which Being? A.W. Rehberg on the Vocation of the Human Being and Political Theory" (forthcoming in Studies in Modern German Philosophy, Bloomsbury)"Kant’s Naturrecht Feyerabend, Achenwall and the Role of the State" Kant Yearbook 13(1):49-71 (2021)"History, Freedom, and Normativity in Cassirer" in The Method of Culture, Bologna (2021)

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Emily Mathias

Emily Mathias is a 2023 Bilinski Fellow and Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Philosophy. She received her B.A. in Philosophy from Albion College and her M.A. in Philosophy from Western Michigan University. Her research interests are in social philosophy and philosophy of education. She has served as graduate student representative on the Title IX Implementation Group, worked in Substance Abuse Prevention and Education, and interned in the Office of the Dean of Students. She has also published on speech acts, guest lectured on Legal Aspects of Higher Education, and presented on freedom of expression at NASPA 2023.Dissertation: Resolving Conflicts of Commitment (Supervisor: Brett Sherman)Publications:"Groundwork for the Moral Evaluation of Speech Acts." Social Philosophy Today 35 (2019):129-142

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Justin Price

My research analyzed the ontological assumptions made by scientists when they use models. I now apply this background to the information technology industry, developing ontologies (machine-readable theories) to structure data and enable algorithmic inference across large systems.AOS: Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of ChemistryAOC: Formal Logic, Metaphysics, Applied Ethics, Engineering Ethics, Philosophy of TechnologyDissertation: Models in Scientific Inquiry, Knowing What We Don’t Know (Supervisor: Michael Dickson)Publications:"Model Transfer and Conceptual Progress – tales from chemistry and biology." Foundations of Chemistry, 22:43–57 (2020)"Landing Zones – ground for model transfer in chemistry." Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science Part A, 77:21-28 (2019)

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