| I am Associate Professor of Philosophy at
the University of Michigan (my alma mater).
My main interests within the field include philosophy of science, foundations of physics, moral philosophy and metaphysics. My research is mainly focused on clarifying the ways in which scientific discoveries are described -- I see myself as investigating what science has discovered and how it can be justified. My primary focus is on the ontological implications of dynamical symmetries, especially in quantum field theory. Other topics of interest include string theory, quantum statistics, the structure of classical and relativistic spacetimes, antimatter, and the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. I am also interested in the
metaphysics of quantities, metametaphysics, ethical
questions surrounding nuclear weapons and arms control,
and in metaphysical and moral issues related to free
will, responsibility, death and mortality. EMAIL: djbaker -AT- umich -DOT- edu. ONLINE
PAPERS AT PHILPAPERS.ORG |
TALKS AVAILABLE ONLINE
| "Worldsheet
Relationism for String Theory." University of
Chicago, 2018 "Interpreting Supersymmetry." University of Chicago, 2018 "Does String Theory Posit Extended Simples?" University of Illinois Chicago, 2015 "Broken Symmetry and Spacetime," University of Western Ontario, 2009. |
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