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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

William Bechtel is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields and topics, frequently focusing on the history and philosophy of science as well as molecular biology.

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • Grounding cognition: heterarchical control mechanisms in biology, 2021, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Hierarchy and levels: analysing networks to study mechanisms in molecular biology, 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

In collaboration with other researchers, several related works by frequent co-author Leonardo Bich have addressed themes of control mechanisms and biological explanation:

  • Control mechanisms: Explaining the integration and versatility of biological organisms, 2022, Adaptive Behavior
  • Organization needs organization: Understanding integrated control in living organisms, 2022, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A
  • Mechanism, autonomy and biological explanation, 2021, Biology & Philosophy

William Bechtel's frequent co-authors include Kevin Elliott, Alan C. Love, Angela Potochnik, James Owen Weatherall, and Charlotte Werndl.

Their publication record shows a strong presence in a variety of scholarly venues, particularly:

  • Philosophy of Science (20 publications)
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (2 publications)
  • Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A (2 publications)
  • Biology & Philosophy (2 publications)
  • History & Philosophy of the Life Sciences (2 publications)

William Bechtel has authored books as well, including "Levels of Analysis in Psychopathology," published by Cambridge University Press in 2020, which has received citations over time.

Their main subfields of study encompass:

  • Molecular Biology
  • History and Philosophy of Science
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Main topics explored in their research include:

  • Philosophy and History of Science
  • Gene Regulatory Network Analysis
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Origins and Evolution of Life
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

William Bechtel was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2005.

Best Publications

  • Connectionism and the mind: An introduction to parallel processing in networks

    William Bechtel;Adele Abrahamson

  • Mental Mechanisms: Philosophical Perspectives on Cognitive Neuroscience

    William Bechtel

  • Top-down causation without top-down causes

    Carl F. Craver;William Bechtel

  • Multiple Realizability Revisited: Linking Cognitive and Neural States

    William P. Bechtel;Jennifer Mundale

  • Philosophy of science : an overview for cognitive science

    William Bechtel

  • Integrating Scientific Disciplines

    William Bechtel

  • Connectionism and the Mind

    William Bechtel;Adele Abrahamsen

  • A companion to cognitive science

    William Bechtel;George Graham;David A. Balota

  • Representations and Cognitive Explanations: Assessing the Dynamicist's Challenge in Cognitive Science

    William Bechtel

  • Dynamic mechanistic explanation: computational modeling of circadian rhythms as an exemplar for cognitive science.

    William Bechtel;Adele Abrahamsen

  • Connectionism and the Mind: Parallel Processing, Dynamics, and Evolution in Networks

    William Bechtel;Adele A. Abrahamsen

  • Mechanism and Biological Explanation

    William Bechtel

  • The Life of Cognitive Science

    William Bechtel;Adele Abrahamsen;George Graham

  • Looking down, around, and up: Mechanistic explanation in psychology

    William Bechtel

  • Levels of description and explanation in cognitive science

    William Bechtel

  • Explanatory Pluralism and Heuristic Identity Theory

    Robert N. McCauley;William Bechtel

  • Mechanisms and psychological explanation

    Cory D. Wright;William P. Bechtel

  • Dynamical models: an alternative or complement to mechanistic explanations?

    David M. Kaplan;William Bechtel

  • The Non-Redundant Contributions of Marr's Three Levels of Analysis for Explaining Information-Processing Mechanisms.

    William Bechtel;Oron Shagrir

  • Biological mechanisms: organized to maintain autonomy

    William Bechtel

  • Philosophy and the Neurosciences: A Reader

    William Bechtel

  • New Dictionary of Scientific Biography

    N. Koertge;W. Bechtel;E. Homburg

Frequent Co-Authors

Nick Chater
Nick Chater University of Warwick
Marlene Behrmann
Marlene Behrmann Carnegie Mellon University
Robert L. Goldstone
Robert L. Goldstone Indiana University
David A. Balota
David A. Balota Washington University in St. Louis
Bradley C. Love
Bradley C. Love University College London

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