Curriculum Vitae, September 2013 1. PERSONAL DETAILS Surname: Knowles Forenames: Jonathan Lewis Title: Professor Nationality: British Date of Birth: 18.01.67 Age: 46 Language competencies: English and Norwegian Address: Home: Riskegrenda 41, 1352 Kolsås, Norway Work: Philosophy Department, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7491 Trondheim, Norway/Centre for the Study of Mind in Nature (CSMN), Pb 1020, Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway (Autumn 2013). Telephone: Home: (+ 47) 67138706 Work: (+47) 73590629 Mobile: (+ 47) 92095173 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (+ 47) 73591690 2. PRESENT POST Professor, Philosophy Department, NTNU, Norway (since September 2002), senior lecturer from July 2000). Autumn 2013: Visting researcher CSMN. 3. EDUCATION. PREVIOUS POSTS EDUCATION: New College, Oxford, 1985-88 (BA Hons. Philosophy and Psychology, 1st class), Edinburgh University, 1989-90 (M.Sc. Cognitive Science and Natural Language), Birkbeck College, London, 1990-95 (PhD, thesis title ‘Explanation, Tacit knowledge, and Language: An Inquiry into the Philosophical Significance of Cognitive Science’). PREVIOUS POSTS (RELEVANT): Post doctoral fellow, University of Oslo, 1998-2000. Lecturer, University of Oslo, 1995-1998. 4. RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS AREAS OF INTERESTS Philosophy of mind/psychology/cognitive science, epistemology/philosophy of science, philosophy of language/lingusitics. Most recently issues concerning naturalism, pragmatism, representation and realism. PUBLICATIONS IN ENGLISH Books Theory of Science: A Short Introduction. Trondheim: Tapir, 2006. Norms, Naturalism and Epistemology: The Case for Science without Norms. Houndmills/New York: Palgrave, 2003/2004. Books edited Pragmatism, Science and Naturalism (edited with Henrik Rydenfelt), Peter Lang GmbH, 2011. Kant: Here, Now and How: Essays in Honour of Truls Wyller (edited with Siri Granum Carson & Bjørn Myskja), mentis Verlag GmbH, 2011. Journal editions edited Metaphysics and Naturalism, special edition of Norsk Filosofisk Tidsskrift, no. 43, 2008. Special edition of Norsk Filosofisk Tidsskrift on Epistemology (‘Kunnskapsteori’), no. 2, 2013 (also parts of no. 3). With Bengt Molander. Articles ‘Rortian realism’ forthcoming in Nordic Studies in Pragmatism (http://www.nordprag.org/nsp/) ‘Non-reductive naturalism and the vocabulary of agency’ forthcoming in Contemporary Pragmatism. ‘Naturalism without metaphysics’ forthcoming in K. Westphal & S Pihlström, eds., Realism, 1

Jonathan Knowles: Curriculum Vitae Science and Pragmatism, Routledge. ‘On Envatment, Experience and Epistemology’ in Mind, Language and Action: Proceedings of the 36th International Wittgenstein Symposium, Kirchberg 2013. ‘Challenging Cartesian materialism: Understanding naturalism and the mind-world relation’ in M. Milkowski & K. Talmont-Kaminski, eds., Regarding Mind, Naturally. London: College Publications, 2013. ‘Naturalised epistemology, reciprocal containment and metaphysical realism’ in J. Hvorecky and T. Hribek, eds., Knowledge, Value, Evolution. London: College Publications, 2011. ‘Actions, causes and causal explanation’ in J. Knowles, S. Carson & B. Myskja, eds., Kant: Here, Now and How: Essays in Honour of Truls Wyller. mentis Verlag GmbH, 2011. ‘Naturalism, pragmatism and the retreat from metaphysics: scientific versus subject naturalism’ in J. Knowles & H. Rydenfelt, eds., Pragmatism, Science and Naturalism, Peter Lang GmbH, 2011. ‘Why we don’t need naturalistic epistemic norms’ in M. Milkowski & K. Talmont Kaminski, eds., Beyond Description: Normativity in Naturalised Philosophy. London: College Publications, 2010. ‘Two kinds of non-scientific naturalism’ in M. Milkowski & K. Talmont-Kaminski, eds., Beyond Description: Normativity in Naturalised Philosophy. London: College Publications, 2010. ‘What is naturalism? Towards a univocal theory’ Sats: Nordic Journal of Philosophy, 9, 2008, 28-57. ‘Is naturalism a threat to metaphysics?’ Norsk filosofisk tidsskrift 43, 2008, 23-32. ‘Non-scientific naturalism?’ in S. Pihlström, R. Vilkko & H. Koskinen, eds., Science – A Challenge to Philosophy? Peter Lang GmbH, 2006, 209-220. ‘Varieties of naturalism’ in W. Østreng, ed., Synergies: Interdisciplinary Communications 2003-4. Centre for Advanced Studies at the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Oslo 2005, 26-29. ‘Reasoning competence’ in W. Löffler & P. Weingartner, eds., Knowledge and Belief: Proceedings of the 26th International Wittgenstein Symposium, Kirchberg 2003, 180-2. ‘Is folk psychology different?’ Erkenntnis 57, 2002, 199-230. ‘What’s really wrong with Laudan’s normative naturalism’ International Studies in Philosophy of Science 16, 2002, 171-186. ‘Naturalised epistemology without norms’ Croatain Journal of Philosophy II:6, 2002, 281-96. ‘Does intentional psychology need vindicating by cognitive science?’ Minds & Machines 11, 2001, 347-377. ‘Knowledge of grammar as a propositional attitude’ Philosophical Psychology 13, 2000, 325-353. ‘Can we give a foundational, non-psychologistic naturalised epistemology?’ in B. Brogaard, ed., Rationality and Irrationality: Proceedings of the 23rd International Wittgenstein Symposium, Kirchberg 2000: 232-8. ‘Physicalism, teleology and the miraculous coincidence problem’ Philosophical Quarterly 49, 1999, 164-181. ‘The language of thought and natural language understanding’ Analysis 58, 1998, 264-272. ’Ergonomic investigation of misconvergence on colour visual display terminals’ (with N. Milner & S. Lovett) Displays 10:2, 1989, 81-92. Reviews/book notes Book note of Scientific Metaphysics, ed. J. Ladyman, D. Ross & H Kincaid, forthcoming in AJP. Review of Naturalism and Normativity, edited by Mario De Caro & David Macarthur, in Philosophy in Review 31, 2011, 11-15. Review of Tim Crane’s The Mechanical Mind, 2nd edition, Minds and Machines 15, 2005, 259-264. In preparation ‘Anti-representationalism about thought and perception’ ‘Experience and reality: Envatment from an anti-representationalist perspective’

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Jonathan Knowles: Curriculum Vitae PUBLICATIONS IN NORWEGIAN Book Vitenskap, rasjonalitet og common sense (Science, Rationality and Common Sense) Oslo: Cappelen Akademisk Forlag, 2000, 239 pages. Articles ‘”Fighting fire with fire” Om å bekjempe skeptisisme med skeptisisme’ (‘”Fighting fire with fire” On sceptical refutations of sceptisism’ forthcoming in Norsk Filosofisk Tidsskrift. ‘Davidson versus Chomsky: Om fellesspråket’ (‘Davidson and Chomsky on shared languages’) Norsk Filosofisk Tidsskrift 2011, nr. 2, 148-162. ‘Om tingenes uorden: En samtale med John Dupré’ (‘On the disorder of things: A conversation with John Dupré’) Agora 3-4, 1997, 255- 64 (carried out and written with Ståle Finke). ‘Testbetingelser, holisme og ekspertise eller: Hvordan kan det nåværende pensum i vitenskapsfilosofi på exphil best fremstilles?’ (‘Test conditions, holism, and expertise or: How can the present exphil syllabus be best presented?’) Opuscula 1997/3, 72-83. ‘Om ‘Om gyldighet’: En replikk til Frode Bjørdal’ (‘On ‘On validity’: A reply to Frode Bjørdal’) Opuscula 1997/3, 107-113. ‘Logikk på exphil: en replikk til Olav Asheim’ (‘Logic and exphil: A reply to Olav Asheim’) Opuscula 1997/2, 46-57. Review of Vitenskap og rasjonalitet (‘Science and Rationality’) by Jo Sivertsen. Agora, 1996/4, 1997/1, 259-274. ‘Enda en begrensning ved lærebøkenes definisjon på logisk gyldighet’ (‘Another limitation in the text books’ definition of logical validity’) Opuscula, 1997/1, 1-6. ‘Noen tanker om pensum til Examen Philosophicum, del II A og B’ (‘Some reflections on the Examen Philosophicum syllabus, parts II A and B’) in Opuscula 1996/1, 11-21. ‘Grammatikk, psykologisk realitet, og forklaring i kognisjonsvitenskap’ (‘Grammar, psychological reality, and explanation in cognitive science’) in C. Fabricius-Hansen and A.M. Vonen, eds., Språklig Kompetanse (‘Linguistic Competence’), Oslo Studies in Linguistic Science 11. Oslo: Novus Forlag, 1995, 102-128. 5. RESEARCH PROJECTS, COURSE/WORKSHOP/GUEST LECURE ARRANGEMENT EXTERNAL PROJECT LEADERSHIP/PARTICIPATION: • Project leader: Representationalism or Anti-representationalism? Perspectives of intentionality from philosophy and cognitive science. Structural collaboration project financed by NFR ISP-FIDE funds, 2013-15. • Member of board of Nordic Pragmatism Network, see http://www.nordprag.org/. Together with the other board members I have arranged workshops and seminars in Trondheim and elsewhere in the Nordic region with suppert from inter alia NOS-HS (series of exploratory workshops 2008-9), Nordforsk (network grant 2011-12). • Towards a New Understanding of the Mental. Centre for Advanced Studies, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Oslo (led by Olav Gjelsvik and Bjørn Ramberg, 2003-4). UNSUCCESFUL PROJECT APPLICATIONS TO FRIHUM/NFR WITH GRADES • Naturalism: Its Nature, Scope and Limits (2006, grades 6 and 5.5 (of 7)). • Minds, Persons, and Embodiment: Prospects and Possibilities for a Scientific Psychology (2007, grades 6 and 6 (of 7)). WORKSHOP/GUEST LECTURE SERIES/CONFERENCE ORGANISATION • Workshop: Perceptual intentionality: Representation, Phenomenology, Knowledge, April 2013, Trondheim (guests: Fiona Macpherson, Mike Martin, Walter Hopp). • Series of guest lectures by Michael Devitt, February 2012 (with Jussi Haukioja). 3

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Jonathan Knowles: Curriculum Vitae Extended consciousness: Sensorimotor dynamics and phenomenal character, PhD course, May 2011, Trondheim (course give by Tony Chemero, Michael Silberstein with guest lectures by Anti Revonsuo, Nivedita Gangopadhyay, Fred Kjeizer). (Co-arranged with Ronny Myhre.) Transcendental Idealism Today? Workshop in honour of Truls Wyller’s 60th birthday, September 2011. Kunnskapsformer og vitenskap. Workshop in honour of Bengt Molander’s 60th birthday, June 2010. Symposium in honour of Audun Øfstis 70th Birthday, September 2009. Pragmatism, Science and Naturalism (May 2009, NTNU), guests included David Papineau and Huw Price) se http://www.nordprag.org/ws09.html. (Co-arranged with Henrik Rydenfelt.) Forum for the Theory of Science (Autumn 2007-Spring 2009). Common Sense versus Scientific Ontology (April 2008, NTNU), lecture series by Lynne Rudder Baker. (Co-arranged with Ronny Myhre.) Externalism in Philosophy of Mind (November 2007, NTNU), invited guests Ken Aizawa and Mark Sprevak. (Co-arranged with Ronny Myhre.) Naturalism and Metapysics (June 2007, NTNU), guests Hilary Kornblith, E. J. Lowe, Alex Bird. (Co-arranged with Ronny Myhre.) Truth, Norms and Agency (June 2004, Centre for Advanced Studies, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters). (Co-arranged with rest of research group.)

6. POPULARIZING • Interview on Hume, God and superstition for ‘Exphil losen’ compiled by Raido Revolt/Michael Amundsen, Autumn 2011 (https://itunes.apple.com/no/podcast/exphil-losen-podkast/id466247045). • Helped to make exhibition on ‘Truth and science’ for Science Museum, NTNU, Spring 2010 (provided philosophical quotes on truth, definitions of terms from philosophy of science, and was filmed for a short video talking on the value of truth). 7. TEACHING AND PEDAGOGICAL EXPERIENCE The following lists the courses I have taught. I also carried out examination work in connection with these courses. (Course titles given in Norwegian taught in Norwegian, those in English in English. Course length 12-13 x 2-hours unless otherwise stated.) At Department of Philosophy/Faculty of Humanities, NTNU, Norway: Course Taught Dates Level Seminars on following topics: Spring 2003Bachelor/ - Skeptisisme Spring 2013 Master - Sannhet, relativisme, realisme - Bevissthet og liv - Kunnskapsteori - Eksternalisme i nyere bevissthetsfilosofi - Metaetikk (with T. Wyller) - Psykologiens filosofi - Naturalisme i bevissthetsfilosofi (with M. Dybvig) Teori og metode (3 x 2 hours/semester)

Autumn 2009-2013

Master

Philosophy of Neuroscience (3 x 2 hours/semester)

Autumn 2011

Bachelor/Master

2 lecture series: Kunnskapsteori (9 x 2 hours)

Spring 2011, Spring 2013

Bachelor

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Jonathan Knowles: Curriculum Vitae 2 lecture series: Vitenskapsteori (9 x 2 hours)

Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008

Bachelor

Språkfilosofi (9 x 2 hours)

Spring 2005

Bachelor

9 lecture series in Exphil: (History of philosophy and science, theory of science) (20 x 2 hours each)

Autumn 2000Spring 2005

Introductory

6 seminar series Exphil

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1-day seminar Theory of Science

Spring 2009

PhD

4-hour lecture on Philosophy of Linguistics

Autumn 2008

PhD

4-hour lecture on Theory of Science

Spring 2009

PhD

4 x 2-hour lectures on Theory of Science

Spring 2005

PhD

At the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Oslo University, Norway: Course Taught Dates Level MNVIT: Theory of Science for Autumn 2002, PhD (Dr. Scient.) Dr. Scient. students: Course Organiser Autumn 2003 (with D. Oughton in 2003) Lectures and seminars on Theory of science in connection with above course

Autumn 2002Autumn 2006

At Department of Philosophy, Oslo University, Norway: Course Taught Dates Seminar: Naturalisme Spring 2000 i vitenskapelig metode (with N. Roll-Hansen)

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Level Bachelor/Master

Seminar: Folk psychology, cognitive science, and rationality (6 x 2-hours)

Spring 1999

Bachelor/Master

Lecture series: Bevissthetsfilosofi (Philosophy of mind)

Autumn 1998

Bachelor

Lecture series: Vitenskapsfilosofi (Philosophy of science)

Spring 1998

Bachelor

Lecture series: Vitenskap og rasjonalitet (Science and rationality) (3 x 2-hours)

Spring 1999

Introductory (exfac)

6 courses in Logikk, hypotetisk-deduktiv

Autumn 1996,

Introductory (exphil)

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Jonathan Knowles: Curriculum Vitae metode, og vitenskap og rasjonalitet Autumn 1997, (Logic, hypothetico-deductive method, Autumn 1999 & science and rationality) 3 courses in Språk og argumentasjonsteori (Language and argumentation)

Autumn 1995, Spring 1996

Introductory (exphil)

3 courses in Vitenskapsfilosofi (Philosophy of science)

Autumn 1995

Introductory (exphil)

3 courses in Logic (10 x 2-hours)

Spring 1996, Autumn 1996, Spring 1997

Introductory (exphil)

3 courses in Theory of science (10 x 2-hours)

Spring 1996, Spring 1997, Autumn 1997

Introductory (exphil)

2 courses in History of philosophy (14 x 2-hours)

Spring 1996, Spring 1997

Introductory (exphil)

1 course in Ethics and Science and rationality

Spring 1997

Introductory (exfac)

2 courses in Cross-faculty Variant: Method in context and Research ethics (14 x 2-hours)

Autumn 1996, Autumn 1997

Introductory (exfac)

At Philosophy Department, Birkbeck College, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HX, England: Course Taught Dates Level Small group back-up April 1991 1st year first Bachelor classes to Introduction to - March 1995 philosophy lectures (total of 90 x 2-hour classes) One-one tutorials on same (16 x 1-hour tutorials)

Academic year 1993-4

1st year Bachelor

Tutor on Short February 1992 & Final year Bachelor Course in Philosophy 1993 and Psychology for visiting students from France and Spain (2 courses, 6 hours contact time per course) Seminar in Philosophy and Psychology of Language (3 x 2-hours)

Spring 1992

Master

Lecture Series: Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics (5 x 2-hour lectures)

Autumn 1993

Master

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Back-up classes to Philosophy of language lectures (5 x 2-hour classes)

Jonathan Knowles: Curriculum Vitae Spring 1994 Final year Bachelor/ Master

At Extra-mural Department, Birkbeck College, 26 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5DQ, England: Course Taught Dates Level Lecture: Naturalised Epistemology January 1992 Certificate (1 ‘stand-in’ lecture) in Philosophy1 Lecture course: Personal Identity (6 x 2-hour lectures)

Spring 1992

Interest

Lecture course: Some issues in contemporary philosophy of mind and language (4 x 2-hour lectures)

Autumn 1993

Diploma in Philosophy2

2 Lecture courses on Introduction to Logic (each 24 x 2-hour lectures)

Autumn-Spring 1993-4 & 1994-5

Interest

Lecture course: ‘Language in Mind’ (10 x 2-hour lectures)

Summer 1994

Interest

Supervision Doctoral: I currently supervise PhD student Ronny Myhre, who is working on a thesis in the philosophy of cognitive neurosciece. I supervised one Dr. Art student at NTNU from 2005-2008 on philosophy of logic, who did not complete. Master: I have supervised seven masters students, four to completion of their degrees (two more completing Spring/Summer 2013): • Lian, Hans Gunnar Solkvik: Minded natures or natural minds? An essay in the metaphysics of intentionality. (Spring 2009, grade B) • Sagbakken, Ivar: Epistemologisk Autonomi - En undersøkelse av den menneskelige erkjennelse, og dens forhold til frihetens vesen. (Spring 2009, grade B) • Jensen, Jonas: Et forsvar for vitenskapelig realisme (Autumn 2008, grade A) • Wangberg, Roar: Kroppen min og jeg: En revitalisering av substansdualisme. (Spring 2007, grade C) I have also supervised and examined students at both NTNU and UiO on semester papers at bachelor and master levels. External examinamination work I have been an external examiner at different levels (exphil/exfac to masters thesis) for UiB and UiO since 2000. I was from 2004-2007 ‘tilsynfører’ for Exfac at SV faculty, UiO. 1

Qualifications qualify for entrance to B.A. in philosophy at London University and give credit for degrees at other British universities. 2 Qualifications qualify for entrance to B.A. in philosophy at London University and give credit for degrees at other British universities.

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Jonathan Knowles: Curriculum Vitae Pedagogical competence and activities • Overall responsibility for evaluation and development of study programmes in philosophy, exphil and exfac at NTNU: July 2005-present. • ‘Undervisningsleder’ exphil Philosophy Department, NTNU Spring 2005. • Formal university pedagogical competence on completing PEDUP, NTNUs compulsory course in pedagogy for university lecturers (2002). • With Egil Hjelmervik (UiO): design, development and running of English ex. phil. and ex. fac. courses at UiO, January 1996- July 1998. • With Sissel Redse Jørgensen: worked with deaf and other disabled students taking ex. phil. and ex. fac. at University of Oslo (translation of philosophical terms from Norwegian to English for use in sign-language teaching, December 1997; oral examinations of deaf and other disabled students, May 1998.) • Researched and compiled concordance between syllabuses for ex.phil. and ex. fac. common component (‘fellesdelen’) and syllabus for linguistics variant (‘lingvistikkvarianten’) part of ex. fac., June 1997. • Regular attendance at Small Group Tutors’ meetings, Birkbeck College (1991 to 1995). • • • • • • • •

8. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE Head of Department, Philosophy Department, NTNU, August 2005-July 2013. Member of Najsonalt fagråd i filosofi og idehistorie, August 2005-July 2013. Humanities faculty representative on the Advisory Board for Neuroscience, NTNU, 2006present. Leader research group Consciousness, Cognition and Reality, August 2010-present. ‘Undervisningsleder’ exphil, Philosophy Department, NTNU, Spring 2005. Deputy Representative on Departmental Board, Philosophy Department, NTNU July 2002July 2005. Post-graduate Representative on Departmental Board, Philosophy Department, University of Oslo, January 1999-June 2000. First Year Representative MSc/PhD Course Review Committee, Centre for Cognitive Science, Edinburgh University, 1989-90.

9. EVALUATION WORK/COMMITTEES • Member of committee to evaluate candidates for Senior Lectureship in Philosophy of Science, University of Tromsø, Spring 2012. • Danish Research Council: Evaluation of Finn Collin’s ‘The neuro-evolutionary trend in the humanities: promises and pitfalls’, April 2012. • Administrator of committee for evaluating Marit Hovdal Moan’s doctoral thesis What We Owe Unwelcome Residents: The obligations of liberal democracies towards irregular immigrants, NTNU November 2010. • Leader of commitee for evaluation of publication channels in philosophy under the auspices of Najsonalt fagråd i filosofi og idehistorie, Spring 2010. • Netherlands Council for the Humanities: Evaluation of Dr. M.J. Blaauw’s project ‘The Nature and Methodology of Epistemology’, April 2010. • Leader and administrator of expert evaluation committee for Professorship in Theoretical Philosophy, NTNU 2009. • First opponent and member of committee for evaluating Gunnar Karlsen’s doctoral thesis Perception, Realism and Phenomenology, University of Bergen, May 2008. • Second opponent and member of committee for evaluating Øystein Schmidt Galaaen’s doctoral thesis The Disturbing Matter of Downward Causation, University of Oslo, May 2007. • Philosophy representative in committee for evaluation of PhD applicants in the study programme History, Culture and Ideas, NTNU, June 2006. 8

Jonathan Knowles: Curriculum Vitae • Administrator of committee for evaluating Rune Nydal’s doctoral thesis Rethinking the Topoi of Normativity: Coproduction as an alternative to epistemologically modelled philosophies of science , NTNU February 2006. • First opponent and member of committee to evaluate Ståle Gundersen’s doctoral thesis Bevissthet og materie: Et argument for nøytral monisme (CONSCIOUSNESS AND MATTER: AN ARGUMENT FOR NEUTRAL MONISM), University of Oslo, January 2005. • NOS-HS: Evaluation of Ròbert H. Haraldson et al “The Claim of Philosophy. The relevance of philosophy in the age of science”, 2004. • Led committees to evaluate candidates for senior lecturer positions in philosophy at i) NTNU and ii) Agder University College, summer 2001. (Due to problems of eligibility that I was initially unaware of, I was forced to withdraw from these committees after a couple of months work.) • Led committees for evaluation of prospective text books in philosophy at University of Oslo: March 1998 and June 1996. 10. JOURNAL REFEREEING • Referee for Australasian journal of philosophy, Spring 2011, Autumn 2012. • Referee for Norsk Filosofisk Tidskrift, Høst 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2010. • Referee for Etikk i Praksis, Spring 2010. • Member of programme committee for workshop Naturalism and Pragmatism, University of Tilburg, May 2008. • Referee for papers submitted to Sinn und Bedeutung conference no. 12, University of Oslo, September 2007. • Referee for Canadian Journal of Philosophy, May 2007and May 2012. • Referee for Dialectica, October 2006. • Referee for Mind, September 2006. • Referee for International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, March 2006. • Referee for Minds and Machines, August 2004 • Referee for Erkenntnis, July 2004. • Referee for Mind and Language, December 2002 and May 2003. • Referee for Nordic Journal of Philosophical Logic, June 1998. 11. OTHER • Associate of The Behavioural and Brain Sciences since 1998.

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