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 David Christensen
Professor of Philosophy at Brown University
Ph.D. UCLA
Office: 301 Gerard House, 54 College Street
Office Phone: (401) 863 - 3214
E-Mail: David_Christensen@brown.edu
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Research interests:
My research has mainly been in Epistemology and Philosophy of Science. Some of the questions I have written on are: What determines whether a given bit of evidence supports or refutes a given theory? What logical principles apply to rational beliefs (either degrees of belief either all-or-nothing beliefs)? How should one's beliefs be affected by one's knowing that other people--equally informed, rational and intelligent
people--believe differently?
Current work:
I'm currently working on questions about how our theory of ideal rationality should accommodate rational self-doubt, and, in general, what constraints rationality puts on the way one regards one's own beliefs. .
Biography:
David Christensen received his B.A. from Hampshire College. He received his Ph.D. from UCLA in 1987 and taught for 20 years at the University of Vermont before coming to Brown in 2007.
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