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Christopher Pincock

Arts and Humanities · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2002
Philosophy and History of SciencePhilosophy and Theoretical SciencePhilosophy, Science, and HistoryEpistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsHistory and Theory of Mathematics

Publications

87

Citations

1,133

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

25

Publishing since 2002

Research summary
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Christopher Pincock works in philosophy of science and philosophy of mathematics, examining how scientific explanations work, especially those involving mathematics, models, and idealizations. His work also engages with the history of philosophy of science, particularly the logical empiricist tradition (figures like Carnap, Russell, and Reichenbach) and debates over scientific realism (the view that scientific theories describe a real, mind-independent world). This research is conceptual and historical rather than experimental, aimed at clarifying what scientific understanding and explanation actually require.

Philosophy of scienceMathematical explanationScientific realismHistory of logical empiricism (Carnap, Russell, Reichenbach)Scientific models and idealization

Publication output has remained fairly steady over the last decade, with a modest peak in 2021 and continued output through 2024-2026, averaging just over 2 publications per year in the last 5 years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.2/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 3 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 6 publications6212022: 3 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 4 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 1 publication26
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  • Oxford University Press eBooks×3
  • Cambridge University Press eBooks×2
  • Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks×2
  • Synthese×2
  • Philosophy of Science×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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