Carl F. Craver Explained

Region:	Western philosophy
Era:	21st-century philosophy
Carl F. Craver
Institutions:	Washington University in St. Louis
Main Interests:	philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, history of neuroscience, cognitive neuropsychology
Thesis Title:	Neural Mechanisms: On the Structure, Function, and Development of Theories in Neurobiology
Thesis Year:	1998
Doctoral Advisor:	Peter K. Machamer
Academic Advisors:	Robert Olby, Wesley C. Salmon, Kenneth F. Schaffner, Steven Small
Education:	University of Pittsburgh (BA, MA, PhD)
Awards:	NSF Grant, Templeton Award

Carl F. Craver is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy and Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology at Washington University in St. Louis. He is known for his works on philosophy of science and philosophy of mind.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

Books

Hardcastle . Valerie Gray . Review of Explaining the Brain: Mechanisms and the Mosaic Unity of Neuroscience . Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews . 16 January 2008 . en . 1538-1617.
Newman . Stuart A. . Review of In Search of Mechanisms: Discoveries across the Life Sciences . Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews . 5 May 2014 . en . 1538-1617.
Levy . Arnon . Carl F. Craver, Explaining what? Review of explaining the brain: mechanisms and the mosaic unity of neuroscience . Biology & Philosophy . 1 January 2009 . 24 . 1 . 137–145 . 10.1007/s10539-008-9123-0 . 170300440 . en . 1572-8404.
KLEIN . COLIN . Review of Explaining the Brain . Mind . 2012 . 121 . 481 . 165–169 . 10.1093/mind/fzs021 . 23321756 . 0026-4423.
Kendler . Kenneth S. . Explaining the Brain: Mechanisms and the Mosaic Unity of Neuroscience. By C. F. Craver. (Pp. 272; £27.50; 978-0-19-929931-7 hb.) Oxford University Press. 2007. . Psychological Medicine . June 2008 . 38 . 6 . 899–900 . 10.1017/S0033291708002973 . 145180270 . en . 1469-8978.