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Daniel G. Swaim

Education:

  • MA in Philosophy, Louisiana State University (2016)
  • BA in Philosophy, Saint Edward's University (2013)

Selected Publications

  • 2018. European Journal for Philosophy of Science: "The Economy of Nature: The Structure of Evolution in Linnaeus, Darwin, and The Modern Synthesis," co-author Charles H. Pence
  • 2019. Philosophy of Science. "The Roles of Possibility and Mechanism in Narrative Explanation." 
  • Forthcoming. Journal of Philosophy of History. "Past Facts and the Nature of History," co-author Adrian Currie
  • Forthcoming. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. "What is Narrative Possibility?"
  • Forthcoming. Journal of Philosophy of History. "Getting from Here to There: The Contingency of Evidence and the Value of Speculation."
  • Under review (R&R). "Inference to the Best Explanation: A Material Account@