Jun. -Prof. Dr. Peter Brössel

Research interest

My research interests are in epistemology, philosophy of science and at the intersection of the philosophy of language and the philosophy of mind. In epistemology, my research centers on theories of rational reasoning and perception, and the relationship between reasons, epistemic rationality, and epistemic normativity. I also have a research focus on social epistemology, especially, peer disagreement and testimony. My research in the philosophy of science focuses on theories of confirmation, causation and explanatory and systematic power. In the philosophy of language and the philosophy of mind, I am interested in theories of representation and, especially, the interface between perception, language, and belief. One particular aim of my research in these areas is to bring together traditional topics in epistemology and philosophy of science with recent approaches in cognitive science.

Methods

• Rational Models of Cognition
• Probability Theory
• Logic

Master theses

Possible topics for Master projects in the department of Philosophy of Perception and Knowledge:

• Skilled Action and Performative Expertise
• Epistemology of Memory
• Epistemology of Perception 
• Epistemology of Reasoning
• Inferential Role Semantics
• Concept Learning
• Tranformative Experiences
• Almost everything in epistemology/general philosophy of science. 

Examples of previously supervised theses:

• A Solution of the Complex-First-Paradox (2016)

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