Brian Skyrms

UCI Distinguished Professor of Logic & Philosophy of Science and Economics

Director: Interdisciplinary Program in
History and Philosophy of Science


Research Interests:

I'm working on evolution of conventions and the social contract now. I'm also interested in inductive logic, decision theory, rational deliberation, the metaphysics of logical atomism, causality, and Truth.

Signals Cover The table of contents, introduction and first chapter of my new book can be previewed here.

Bill Harms has a simulator for the dynamics of some of the games in Evolution of the Social Contract: it can be found by clicking here.

Jason McKenzie Alexander has a simulator for many evolutionary game theoretic models of interest to philosophers and social scientists. It can be found by clicking here.

Brian Skyrms' presidential address for the Philosophy of Science Association can be found here.

Papers available for download



B. Skyrms Curriculum vitæ


Books:

Signals: Evolution, Learning & Information (Introduction, Table of Contents and Chapter 1) Oxford University Press, forthcoming

The Stag Hunt and the Evolution of Social Structure Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Evolution of the Social Contract Cambridge University Press: 1996.

The Dynamics of Rational Deliberation Harvard University Press: 1990.

Pragmatics and Empiricism Yale University Press: 1984.

Causal Necessity Yale University Press: 1980.

Choice and Chance:An Introduction to Inductive Logic 4th ed. Wadsworth:1999.


Contact Information

Office: SST 767
Phone: (949) 824-6495
Email: bskyrms@uci.edu