Brian L. Keeley
Pitzer College
Publications
Here is a selection of my written work, covering the gamut of research topics in which I am currently interested.
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Filming the senses: Capturing unusual senses in an audiovisual medium
Book ChapterPhilosophy of Perception
Brian L. Keeley (in press). “Filming the senses: Capturing unusual senses in an audiovisual medium,” Conference on Science and Cinema: A Bi-directional Relation, Wenceslao J. Gonzalez, Editor.
Publication year: 2019
The applied epistemology of conspiracy theories: An overview
Book ChapterConspiracy Theory
M R.X. Dentith & Brian L. Keeley “The applied epistemology of conspiracy theories: An overview”, Routledge Handbook of Applied Epistemology, Coady, David, Ed. Routledge: 284-294.
Publication year: 2019
Is a belief in providence the same as a belief in conspiracy?
Book ChapterConspiracy TheoryPhilosophy of Science
Brian L. Keeley (in press). “Is a belief in providence the same as a belief in conspiracy?” Brill Handbook of Conspiracy Theory and Contemporary Religion, David G. Robertson, Egil Asprem & Asbjørn Dyrendal, Editors. Brill: 70-86. (Expected 2018).
Publication year: 2018
The credulity of conspiracy theorists: Conspiratorial, scientific & religious explanation compared
Book ChapterConspiracy Theory
Brian L. Keeley (in press). “The credulity of conspiracy theorists: Conspiratorial, scientific & religious explanation compared”, Conspiracy Theories and the People Who Believe Them, Uscinski, Joseph E., Editor, Oxford University Press: 284-294.
Publication year: 2018
Shocking lessons from electric fish: The theory and practice of multiple realization
Journal ArticlePhilosophy of Science
Brian L. Keeley (2000). “Shocking lessons from electric fish: The theory and practice of multiple realization,” Philosophy of Science, 67, 444-465.
Publication year: 2018
Review of Neuroscience, neurophilosophy, and pragmatism: Brains at work with the world
Book ReviewPhilosophy of Science
Brian L. Keeley (2016). Review of Tibor Solymosi & John R. Shook (eds.), Neuroscience, neurophilosophy, and pragmatism: Brains at work with the world. Palgrave, 2014, for Minds & Machines, 26: 477–482.
Publication year: 2016
Natural Mind
Book ChapterPhilosophy of Science
Brian L. Keeley (2016).“Natural mind” in The Cambridge Companion to Naturalism, Kelly James Clark, ed., Cambridge University Press: 196-208.
Publication year: 2016
Review of Pragmatist Neurophilosophy: American Philosophy and the Brain
Book ReviewPhilosophy of Science
Brian L. Keeley (2015). Review of John R. Shook & Tibor Solymosi (eds.), Pragmatist Neurophilosophy: American Philosophy and the Brain. Bloomsbury, 2014, for Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.
Publication year: 2015
Nonhuman animal senses
Book ChapterPhilosophy of Perception
Brian L. Keeley (2015). “Nonhuman animal senses” in The Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Perception, M. Matthen, ed., Oxford University Press, 853-870.
Publication year: 2015
Speculative Fiction and the Philosophy of Perception
Journal ArticlePhilosophy of Perception
Brian L. Keeley (2015). “Speculative Fiction and the Philosophy of Perception,” Midwest Studies in Philosophy, 39, 170-181. (Special issue on Philosophy and Science Fiction, Howard Wettstein, ed.)
Publication year: 2015
What exactly is a sense?
Book ChapterPhilosophy of Perception
Brian L. Keeley (2013). “What exactly is a sense?” in The Oxford Handbook of Synesthesia, J. Simner & E. Hubbard, eds., Oxford University Press, 2013, 941-958.
Publication year: 2013
The Agnostic Scientist: The supernatural and the open-ended nature of science
Book ChapterPhilosophy of Science
Brian L. Keeley (2011). “The Agnostic Scientist: The supernatural and the open-ended nature of science” in Science at the Frontiers: Perspectives on the History and Philosophy of Science, W. Krieger, ed., Lexington Books, 113-122.
Publication year: 2011
Review of The Inner Touch: Archaeology of a Sensation
Book ReviewPhilosophy of Perception
Brian L. Keeley (2011). Review of Daniel Heller-Roazen, The Inner Touch: Archaeology of a Sensation, New York: Zone Books, 2009, for The Senses and Society: 7 (1): 107-110.
Publication year: 2011
What is the sixth sense - Electroreception?
Philosophy of PerceptionReference Work Entry
Brian L. Keeley (2010). “What is the sixth sense - Electroreception?” for Sixth Sense Abcderium.
Publication year: 2010
Sensory Modality (Philosophy)
Philosophy of PerceptionReference Work Entry
Brian L. Keeley (2010). “Sensory Modality (Philosophy)” in Encyclopedia of Perception, E. Bruce Goldstein, ed., Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications: 559-561
Publication year: 2010
The Early History of the Quale and Its Relation to the Senses
Book ChapterPhilosophy of Perception
Brian L. Keeley (2009). “The Early History of the Quale and Its Relation to the Senses” in Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Psychology, J. Symons & P. Calvo, eds., London: Routledge, 2009, 71-89.
Publication year: 2009
The role of neurobiology in differentiating the senses
Book ChapterPhilosophy of PerceptionPhilosophy of Science
Brian L. Keeley (2009). “The role of neurobiology in differentiating the senses” in Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Neuroscience, J. Bickle, ed., Oxford University Press, 226-250.
Publication year: 2009
Theodore Holmes Bullock (1915-2005)
MiscellanyReference Work Entry
Brian L. Keeley (2008). “Theodore Holmes Bullock (1915-2005)” in New Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Noretta Koertge, ed., New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, Volume 1, 436-439.
Publication year: 2008
God as the ultimate conspiracy theory
Conspiracy TheoryJournal Article
Brian L. Keeley (2007). “God as the ultimate conspiracy theory,” Episteme: A Journal of Social Epistemology, 4(2): 135-149. (Special issue on the epistemology of conspiracy theories, edited by David Coady.)
Publication year: 2007
The Unexpected Realist
Book ChapterPhilosophy of Science
William H. Krieger & Brian L. Keeley (2005). “The Unexpected Realist,” in Paul Churchland, Brian L. Keeley, ed., Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 175-192
Publication year: 2005
Becoming Paul M. Churchland (1942-)
Book ChapterPhilosophy of Science
Brian L. Keeley (2005). “Becoming Paul M. Churchland (1942-)” in Paul Churchland, Brian L. Keeley, ed., Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 1-31.
Publication year: 2005
Anthropomorphism, Primatomorphism, Mammalomorphism: Understanding cross-species comparisons.
Journal ArticlePhilosophy of Science
Brian L. Keeley (2004). “Anthropomorphism, Primatomorphism, Mammalomorphism: Understanding cross-species comparisons.” Biology & Philosophy, 19, 521-540.
Publication year: 2004
Nobody expects the Spanish inquisition! More thoughts on conspiracy theories
Conspiracy TheoryJournal Article
Brian L. Keeley (2003). “Nobody expects the Spanish inquisition! More thoughts on conspiracy theories,” Journal of Social Philosophy, 34, 104-110.
Publication year: 2003
Eye gaze information processing: A case study in primate cognitive neuroethology
Book ChapterPhilosophy of Perception
Brian L. Keeley (2002). “Eye gaze information processing: A case study in primate cognitive neuroethology,” in The Cognitive Animal, M. Bekoff, C. Allen, & G. Burghardt, eds. MIT Press, 443-450.
Publication year: 2002
Making sense of the senses: Individuating modalities in humans and other animals
Journal ArticlePhilosophy of Perception
Brian L. Keeley (2002). “Making sense of the senses: Individuating modalities in humans and other animals,” The Journal of Philosophy, 99, 5-28.
Publication year: 2002
Neuroethology and the philosophy of cognitive science
Journal ArticlePhilosophy of Science
Brian L. Keeley (2000). “Neuroethology and the philosophy of cognitive science,” Philosophy of Science, 67 (Proceedings), S404-S417. (Part of a symposium on “Studies in the Interaction of Psychology and Neuroscience” with Gary Hatfield and William Hirstein.)
Publication year: 2000
Of conspiracy theories
Conspiracy TheoryJournal Article
Brian L. Keeley (1999). “Of conspiracy theories,” The Journal of Philosophy, 96, 109-126.
Publication year: 1999
Fixing content and function in neurobiological systems: The neuroethology of electroreception
Journal ArticlePhilosophy of PerceptionPhilosophy of Science
Brian L. Keeley (1999). “Fixing content and function in neurobiological systems: The neuroethology of electroreception,” Biology & Philosophy, 14, 395-430.
Publication year: 1999
Encyclopedia entry on the then-new field of artificial life.
MiscellanyReference Work Entry
Brian L. Keeley (1998). “Artificial life.” in the Encyclopedia of Semiotics. P. Bouissac, ed., Oxford University Press, 48-51.
Publication year: 1998
Evaluating artificial life and artificial organisms
Book ChapterMiscellany
Brian L. Keeley (1997). “Evaluating artificial life and artificial organisms,” in Artificial Life V: Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems, C. G. Langton & K. Shimohara (eds.). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 264-271.
Publication year: 1997
Against the global replacement: On the application of the philosophy of artificial intelligence to artificial life
Book ChapterMiscellany
Brian L. Keeley (1994). “Against the global replacement: On the application of the philosophy of artificial intelligence to artificial life,” in Artificial Life III: Proceedings of the Workshop on Artificial Life, C. G. Langton (ed.). Reading, Mass: Addison-Wesley, Advanced Book Program, 569-587.
Publication year: 1994