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Research
My research addresses the following topics: (i) scientific publication practices; (ii) the philosophy of Thomas Kuhn; (iii) scientific theory change; (iv) the scientific realism/anti-realism debates; and (v) scientometrics.
I have published three monographs with Cambridge University Press: Kuhn's Evolutionary Social Epistemology, Resisting Scientific Realism, and Kuhn's Intellectual Path: Charting The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.
Teaching
I regularly teach "Philosophy of Science and Ethics" to the chemistry and medical chemistry students, and the engineering students. I also team teach a course that introduces Masters students to the key themes and questions in the philosophy of science. In addition I have taught masters courses in (i) scientometrics, (ii) the Philosophy of Thomas Kuhn, and (iii) the scientific realism/anti-realism debates.
Education/Academic qualification
Philosophy, Ph.D., The Role of Community in Inquiry, Western University
Award Date: 23 Oct 1997
Keywords
- Philosophy of natural science
- collaboration
- scientific authorship
- anti-realism
- scientific revolutions
- theory change
Areas of expertise
- philosophy of science
- scientific publication practices
- the philosophy of Thomas Kuhn
- scientometrics
- realism/anti-realism debates
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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SciPub: Scientific Publication: An Epistemological Study
Wray, K. B. (PI)
01/09/2024 → 31/08/2025
Project: Research
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Thomas Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions: Its Writing and Impact
Wray, K. B. (PI)
01/09/2020 → …
Project: Research
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The Epistemological Dimensions of Scientific Publication
Wray, K. B. (Participant) & Andersen, L. E. (Participant)
01/02/2018 → 01/01/2021
Project: Research
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A hobbit’s guide to technology ethics: A review of S. Umbrello's Technology Ethics
Wray, K. B., 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Metascience. 3 p., doi.org/10.1007/s11016-024-01011-6.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Literature review › Research › peer-review
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Co-authorship in Chemistry at the Turn of the 20th Century: The Case of Theodore W. Richards
Wray, K. B., Apr 2024, In: Foundations of Chemistry: Philosophical, Historical, Educational and Interdisciplinary Studies of Chemistry. 26, 1, p. 75-88 14 p., https://doi.org/10.1007/s10698-023-09491-w.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Discussion Note on Hasok Chang: Realism for Realistic People
Hoyningen-Huene, P. & Wray, K. B., Sept 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal for General Philosophy of Science.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Literature review › Research › peer-review
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Introduction: The Impact of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Wray, K. B., Jan 2024, Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions at 60. Wray, K. B. (ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 1-18 (Cambridge Philosophical Anniversaries).Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions at 60
Wray, K. B. (Editor), Jan 2024, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 326 p. (Cambridge Philosophical Anniversaries).Research output: Book/anthology/dissertation/report › Book › Research › peer-review
Activities
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Kuhn's Way of Working: Insights from Kuhn's Wittgensteinian Phase
Wray, K. B. (Lecturer)
4 Dec 2024Activity: Presentations, memberships, ownership and other activities › Lecture and oral contribution
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Measuring Scientific Impact: A Story of Opportunistic Developments
Wray, K. B. (Lecturer)
20 Nov 2024Activity: Presentations, memberships, ownership and other activities › Lecture and oral contribution
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Japan Journal of Nursing Science (Journal)
Wray, K. B. (Editor)
2 Oct 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts › Research
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Australasian Journal of Philosophy (Journal)
Wray, K. B. (Editor)
Oct 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts › Research
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European Journal for Philosophy of Science (Journal)
Wray, K. B. (Editor)
Oct 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts › Research
Prizes
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AIAS-Tandem Visiting Fellows
Wray, K. B. (Recipient), Sept 2023
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Associate Fellow, Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies
Wray, K. B. (Recipient), 1 Apr 2021
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Carlsberg Conference Grant
Wray, K. B. (Recipient), 4 Jan 2024
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Carlsberg Foundation conference grant
Wray, K. B. (Recipient), 30 Nov 2021
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Carlsberg Foundation - Monograph Fellowship
Wray, K. B. (Recipient), 15 Dec 2023
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Press/Media
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Why is Kuhn’s The Structure of Scientific Revolutions so important?
18/01/2024
1 Media contribution
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Kuhn, the Discovery of Chemical Elements, and the Social Nature of Scientific Inquiry
29/08/2023
1 Media contribution
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New research centre in Aarhus to explore the secrets of the immune system
07/06/2022
1 Media contribution
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