Π
I'm an Associate Professor of Philosophy at NYU Shanghai, Global Network Professor of Philosophy at New York University, and a Guest Professor of Philosophy at East China Normal University. I work in philosophy of science, especially causation and explanation, and on related topics in philosophy of physics, philosophy of biology and philosophy of mind.
selected publications
- “Exclusion Excluded”, in Alastair Wilson and Katie Robertson (Eds), Levels of Explanation, Oxford, 2024, pp. 101–135.
- “Difference-Making, Closure and Exclusion”, in Helen Beebee, Chris Hitchcock and Huw Price (Eds), Making a Difference: Essays on the Philosophy of Causation, Oxford, 2017, pp. 215–231.
- “Statistical Mechanical Imperialism”, in Alastair Wilson (Ed), Chance and Temporal Asymmetry, Oxford, 2014, pp. 241–257.
- “Proportionality, Contrast and Explanation”, in Australasian Journal of Philosophy, vol. 91, no. 4, 2013, pp. 785–797.
- “Explanatory Depth”, in Philosophy of Science, vol. 77, no. 2, apr 2010, pp. 273–294.
- “The Time-Asymmetry of Causation” (with Huw Price), in Helen Beebee, Chris Hitchcock and Peter Menzies (Eds), The Oxford Handbook of Causation, Oxford, Oxford, 2009, pp. 414–443.
contact
| office | W826 |
| NYU Shanghai 567 West Yangsi Road Pudong New District, Shanghai 200126China | |
| brad.weslake@nyu.edu |
Events
- “Fitness Anti-Reductionism”, University of Missouri, 27 February 2025.
- “Commentary on Factual Difference-Making”, Technical Support Group, NYU, 1 October 2024.
- “What is Causal Explanation?”, Lunch Talk, NYU, 20 September 2024.
- “Causation, Information and Specificity”, Work in Progress Seminar, NYU Shanghai, 12 April 2024.