Curriculum Vitae
Slobodan Perovic
January 2013
Odeljenje za Filozofiju
Filozofski Fakultet
Čika Ljubina 18-20
11000 Beograd, Serbia
+1 381 (0) 62 179 3584
perovic.slobodan@gmail.com
Areas of specialization: History and Philosophy of Science, Metaphysics
Areas of competence: Philosophy of Mind, Logic, Bioethics, History of Philosophy, Philosophy of Cognitive Science,
Epistemology, History of Physics, History of Biology
ACADEMIC
POSITIONS:
Assistant Professor,
University of Belgrade, Serbia (September 2010 – current)
Postdoctoral Fellow,
Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh (September 2009 – May 2010)
Visiting Assistant
Professor, Department of Philosophy, Carleton University, Ottawa
(July
2006 – July 2009)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Philosophy Department, St. Mary’s
University, Halifax (September 2005 – August 2006)
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. Philosophy, York University, Toronto (September 2005)
Dissertation: Ontologies for the Complex Physical World: Holism, Emergence, and Physicalist Dualism
PUBLICATIONS
IN REFEREED JOURNALS:
“Missing Experimental Challenges to the Standard Model of Particle Physics”, Studies
in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, Vol. 42, 32-42, 2011.
“Fine-Tuning Nativism: ‘Nurtured Nature’ and Innate
Cognitive Structures” (with L. Radenovic, University of Toronto), Phenomenology
and the Cognitive Sciences, Vol, 10, Number 3, 399-417, 2011.
“Gene’s Action and Reciprocal Causation” (with Paul-Antoine
Miquel, University of Niece, France), Foundations of Science, Vol. 16, February
1, 31-46, 2011.
“Why Were Matrix Mechanics and Wave Mechanics Considered Equivalent?”, Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, Vol. 39, 444-461,
2008.
(The paper reviewed
in Nature Physics 4, 349, 2008 - doi: 10.1038/nphys950)
“The Limitations of Kim’s Reductive Physicalism in Accounting for Living Systems and an
Alternative Nonreductionist Ontology,” Acta Biotheoretica, Vol. 55 (September), 243-267, 2007.
“Schrödinger’s Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
and the Relevance of Bohr’s Experimental Critique,” Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, Vol. 37/2, pp.
275-297, 2006.
PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:
“Why Were Two Logically Distinct Theories Deemed Equivalent in
Quantum Mechanics?”, First Annual Conference in the Foundations and History of Quantum Physics, Max Planck Institute
for History of Science Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2, 2008.
“A Recent Revival of Schrödinger’s Ideas on Interpreting
Quantum Mechanics, and Their Early Experimental Critique,” Khrennikov, A., ed., Foundations of Probability and Physics
– 3, American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings Series, 750, pp. 316-21, February 2005.
“Schrödinger’s and Everett’s Interpretations
of Quantum Mechanics” in Khrennikov, A., ed., Quantum Theory: Reconsideration of Foundations – 2. Mathematical
Modeling in Physics, Engineering and Cognitive Science, Växjo: Växjo University Press, V.10, pp. 747-67, 2003.
INVITED PUBLICATIONS:
“Experiments in Physics,” Oxford Bibliographies
(Philosophy), forthcoming 2013.
REVIEW ESSAYS:
“Seeking Depth in Science” (M. Strevens, “Depth: An Account of Scientific Explanation,”
Harvard University Press, 2008), Philosophy of Social Sciences, 42 (4), 561-572, 2012.
“Scientific Revolutions Revisited” (F. Weinert, “Copernicus, Darwin, & Freud:
Revolutions in the History and Philosophy of Science”, Wiley-Blackwell, 2009), Philosophy of Social Sciences, Vol.
40(3), September 2010, 523-29.
“Following in Schrödinger’s footsteps “
(Lars Göran Johansson, Interpreting Quantum Mechanics: A Realistic View in Schrödinger’s Vein, Ashgate, 2007), Studies
in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, Vol. 29, 694-699, 2008.
BOOK REVIEWS:
G. Gutting, “What Philosophers Know: Case Studies in Recent Analytic Philosophy”, Cambridge
University Press, 2009, Studies in History and Philosophy of Life Sciences, December 2013.
N. Maxwell, “Is Science Neurotic?” London: Imperial College Press, 2004, The British
Journal for the Philosophy of Science, 58/2, pp. 361-363, 2007.
F. Remedios, “Legitimizing Scientific Knowledge: Introduction to Steve Fuller’s Social
Epistemology,” Lexington Books, 2003, Dialogue, Vol. XLVI (3), 620-622, 2007.
B. Ellis, “The Philosophy of Nature: A Guide to the New Essentialism,” Montreal: McGill&Queen’s
University Press, 2001, Philosophy in Review, April 2004.
PAPERS SUBMITTED:
“Theory-driven Experimentation in Particle Physics,” The British Journal for Philosophy of Science.
“Emergence of Complementarity and the Baconian Roots of Niels
Bohr’s Method,” Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS:
"Somewhere
Between Reductionist Obstinacy and Instrumentalist Coyness: Biological Entities, Levels and Causes"
Self-organization in biology and its scope, Axi-En Provance, France, 2011
“Where First Principles Come to An End: A Comment on ‘An Aristotelian
Account of Induction’ by L. Groarke”
Symposium, Canadian Philosophical Association, Montreal, May 2010
“Examining Limitations of Physics: Experimental Diversity vs.
The Physics of Big Experiments”
Lunchtime Talks Series, Center for Philosophy of Science, University
of Pittsburgh, September 2009
“The Concept Of The Morphogenetic Field And Its Revival: A Challenge To
The Modern Synthesis Of Darwinism And Genetics?”
Department of Biology, Tufts University, Boston, 2008
“The Rebirth
of the Morphogenetic Field: A Challenge and an Alternative to Modern Synthesis?”
Colloquium:
Enchevêtrements et action du temps dans les systèmes complexes vivants, University of Nice, Nice, France, 2008
“Fine-Tuning Nativism: The 'Nurtured Nature’ And Innate Cognitive
Structures”
Department of Philosophy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada 2008
“Does the Principle of Natural
Selection as a Law Concerning Physical Systems Grant Explanatory Autonomy of Biology?”
Department of Philosophy, Carleton University,
Ottawa, 2006
“Examining the Prospects of a Comprehensive Relational Account
of Nature: The Case of Physical and Biological Systems”
Department of Philosophy, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada 2006
“Does the Principle of Natural
Selection as a Law Concerning Physical Systems Grant Explanatory Autonomy of Biology?”
Department of Philosophy, St. Xavier University, Antigonish,
Canada 2006
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
(Refereed):
“Why It Matters Whether and How Theory Drives Experimentation”
Annual Meeting of the British Society for the Philosophy of Science, Stirling, 2012
“Experimental Manipulation and Ontology: A Case of Biology”
Evidence and Philosophy Workshop, Belgrade, 2012
“Why It Matters Whether and How Theory Drives Experimentation”
Quadrennial Meeting of the Center for Philosophy of Science (Pittsburgh), University of Mugla, Turkey
“The Diminishing Experimental Challenge to the Standard Model of Particle Physics”,
Foundations of Fundamental Physics – 11, Paris,
October 2011
“The Theory-ladenness in the Experimental Context”
Philosophy of Scientific Experimentation: A Challenge to Philosophy
of Science
Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh,
October 2010
“The Diminishing Experimental Challenge to the Standard Model of Particle Physics”
The 11th International Congress on Frontiers
of Fundamental Physics, Paris, France, July 2010
“Neither Emergence nor Reduction? On Gene’s Actions and Reciprocal Causation”
(with Paul-Antoine Miquel), Pittsburgh-Paris Workshops II, Center for Philosophy of Science, Unievrsity
of Pittsburgh, 2009
“Can the Parity Thesis in Biology and Nativism in Psychology be Reconciled?”
(with L. Radenovic), Biological Explanations of Behavior:
Philosophical Perspectives, University of Hanover, Hanover, Germany, June 2008
“Why Were Logically Distinct Theories Deemed Equivalent in Early Quantum Mechanics?”
The Yearly Workshop – The History and Foundations of Quantum Physics
Project, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin, 2007
“Does The Principle Of Natural Selection As A Basic Physical Law Grant Explanatory Autonomy Of
Biology?”
Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science, York University,
Toronto, 2006.
“A Recent Revival of Schrödinger’s Ideas on Interpreting
Quantum Mechanics, and Their Early Experimental Critique”
Annual Meeting of the History of Science Society, University of Texas, Austin, 2004.
“A Recent Revival of Schrödinger’s Ideas on Interpreting
Quantum Mechanics, and Their Early Experimental Critique”
International Conference on Foundations of Probability and Physics – 3, International Center for Mathematical
Modeling in Physics, Engineering and Cognitive Science, Växjo
University, 2004.
“Schrödinger’s and Everett’s Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics, and Bohr’s
Experimental Critique”(paper accepted)
12th
International Congress for Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science,
University of Oviedo, Spain, 2003.
“Emergence, Nonlinearity, and Living Systems: A Metaphysical Lecture from Biology?”
Annual
Meeting of the International Society for the History, Philosophy, and
Social Studies of Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, 2003.
“Taxonomies of Emergence, Relational Holism, and Nonlinearity”
Annual
Meeting of the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of
Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, 2003.
Comment on M. Frappier’s paper “Dialectic and Heisenberg’s Microscope Thought Experiment”
Annual
Meeting of the Canadian Philosophical Association, Dalhousie
University,
Halifax, 2003.
“Emergence, Nonlinearity, and Living Systems: A Metaphysical Lecture from Biology?”
Annual Graduate Conference in Philosophy University
of Toronto, 2003.
“Emergence, Nonlinearity, and Living Systems: A Metaphysical
Lecture from Biology?”
Graduate Conference in Philosophy, University of Waterloo, 2003.
“A Historical Reminder to the Proponents of the Many Worlds
Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics: Why Did Schrödinger take ill in 1926?”
Annual
Meeting of the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of
Science , University of Toronto, 2002.
“Emergence and Quantum States”
The
4th Annual Philosophy Graduate Student Association Conference on the
Philosophy of Mind, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2002.
“Are Quantum Entanglements Emergent Properties?”
The
6th Annual Mini-Conference in the Foundations of Physics in Conjunction
with the Graduate Conference in Philosophy of Mathematics, Physics, and
Logic,
University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 2001.
OTHER PRESENTATIONS:
The First Annual Panel on History and Philosophy of Science
The First Annual Conference in History and Philosophy of Science,
Center for History and Philosophy of Science, Pittsburgh University, 2007
“Some Philosophical Aspects of Quantum Theory and Nonlinear
Dynamics”
Speaker series at the Astronomical Observatory/Institute of Physics, Belgrade, 2003.
Comment on the paper of Brian Baigrie (University of Toronto), “The Scientific Life of the Camera
Obscura”
Philosophy
Seminar in tribute to the 40th anniversary of York University, 2000.
REFEREE WORK:
·
Studies in History and Philosophy
of Modern Physics
·
Progress in Biophysics and Molecular
Biology
·
International Studies in Philosophy
of Science
·
European Journal for the Philosophy
of Science
·
Canadian Philosophical Association
·
Canadian Society for the History
and Philosophy of Science
COMMITTEES:
·
The Program Committee
Member: Philosophy of Scientific Experimentation Workshop II (PSX 2), Konstanz, Germany, 2011; PSX 3, Boulder, Colorado, 2012.
·
The Program and Organizing Committee Chair: PSX 1 Pittsburgh, October 2010.
MEMBERSHIPS:
Philosophy of Science Association; American Philosophical Association; Canadian Philosophical Association;
Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Science; International Society for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies
of Biology
SELECTED GRANTS AND AWARDS:
Dynamic Systems in Nature and Society, Ministry
of Science of Serbia, 20011-2014 (10.000 €)
Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh, 2009. (40.000$)
Conference Expenses Funding, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 2008. (700$)
Conference Travel Award, Carleton University, Ottawa, 2006, 2007,
2008. (1.000$)
Siemens Östreich Award , Siemens, Austria (Vienna
International Summer University), 2003. (1.500$)
International Student Scholarship, Faculty of Graduate Studies, York
University, Toronto, 1999-2004. (4.000$)
Entrance Scholarship, Faculty of Graduate Studies, York University,
Toronto, 1999/2000. (5000$)
Graduate Scholarship,
Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, 1998/1999. (8.000$)
Mary Catherine Cartwright Fellowship in Philosophy, Department of
Philosophy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, 1998/1999. (8.000$)
SUMMER INSTITUTES:
Lunds University Summer graduate School and Seminar in Philosophy
of Science (2004)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
PhD. Thesis Supervision:
2010-present, University of Belgrade
“Downward Causation and Interactionist Dualism”, Janko
Nesic
“The Relationship Between Scientific Theories and Facts: A
Critique of David Bloor’s Account”, Biljana Radovanovic
Graduate courses taught:
Philosophy of Science – U. of Belgrade
– 2011/12
Seminar in philosophy of Mind or Cognition -
Carleton University – Winter 2008
Independent Studies Supervisions:
Graduate:
Topics in Philosophy of Cognitive Science (Carleton University) –
Fall 2006
Undergraduate:
Topics in Metaphysics: Atomism and Monadology – Fall 2008
Topics in Advanced Logic – Winter 2008
Topics in Philosophy of Physics –
Honors course – Winter 2007
Undergraduate courses
taught:
Introduction to Philosophy of Science – Carleton University,
2006 & University of Belgrade, 2010/11/12
General Methodology – University of Belgrade, 2010/11/12
Introduction to Bioethics – Carleton University, 2009
Tutorial in advanced logic (4th year) – Carleton
University, 2008
Introduction to Philosophy of Mind – Carleton University, 2007,
2008, 2009
Philosophy of Mind and Action – Carleton University, 2007
Introduction to Logic – Carleton University, 2007
German Idealism – Carleton University, 2007
Early Modern/Empiricists – Carleton University, 2006
Informal Reasoning – Carleton University, 2006
Metaphysics – St. Mary’s
University, 2005/06
Plato – St. Mary’s University
(Halifax), 2006
Rationalists – St. Mary’s
University, 2005
Critical Thinking 1200 (full year), St.
Mary’s University – 2005/06
Metaphysics - York University, 2003
Deviant
Logic - York University , Temporary Lecturer – 2003
