Selected work

Publications

Research output connected with our group and collaborative projects.

Forthcoming

Margarida Hermida, Patricia Palacios

Philosophy of Biophysics

Cambridge Element, under contract with Cambridge University Press

This Element examines biophysics at the intersection of physics and biology, arguing that physical research can illuminate molecular and cellular mechanisms and deepen understanding of life and the individual and collective behavior of living organisms.

Patricia Palacios

Idealizations in Physics

Chapter in Comprehensive Philosophy of Science, edited by Sven Ove Hansson and Alistair Wilson, Elsevier

The chapter distinguishes forms of idealization in physics and the different epistemic roles they play. It examines how idealizations connect to debates about reductionism and scientific realism, including their role in models of criticality.