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Research output per year
Personal profile
Current courses
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Career
2012-2018: Postdoc/lecturer, Department of Philosophy and Moral Science, Ghent University
courses taught:
History and Philosophy of Biology (3rd Bachelor Biology)
Philosophical Anthropology (Master Philosophy)
(History of) Philosophy (1st Bachelor Sport Sciences and 1st Bachelor Psychology)
April 2017- July 2018: Teaching Assistant, Department of Philosophy and Moral Science, Ghent University
2018: Postdoc at the Social Mind Center, Department of Cognitive Science, CEU Budapest
Research interests
I study the diffusion of (pseudo-)scientific beliefs. On the one hand I focus on what makes humans susceptible to irrational beliefs. On the other I investigate how evolved human minds manage to develop and sustain complex scientific concepts and theories.
I am also interested in cultural epidemiology and the philosophy of cultural evolution, the history and philosophy of science (and biology in particular), and the public understanding of science.
External positions
Veni committee (NWO)
12 Jun 2023 → 16 Jun 2023
Assessment doctoral thesis (Universiteit van Johannesburg)
18 Oct 2022 → 15 Nov 2022
I chair the meetings of the organization and the lectures it organizes (Fonds Lucien De Coninck)
22 Apr 2018 → …
Keywords
- Philosophy Of Science
- Philosophical Anthropology
- Philosophical Psychology
- Cultural Evolution
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The psychology of pseudoscience
Blancke, S., 2024Research output: Online publication or Non-textual form › Web publication/site › Popular
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De sociale rol van overtuigingen
Blancke, S., 12 Dec 2023Research output: Online publication or Non-textual form › Web publication/site › Popular
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Nothing about collective irrationalities makes sense except in the light of cooperation
Blancke, S., 4 Jul 2023, In: Philosophical Psychology. 36, 5, p. 990-1010 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus) -
Puritanism as moral advertisement helps solve the puzzle of ineffective moralization
Blancke, S., 2023, In: Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 46, p. 28-29 2 p., e296.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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The Puzzle of Belief Requires an Evolutionary Key to be Solved
Blancke, S., Oct 2023, In: Cognitive Science. 47, 10, 3 p., e13361.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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The epidemology of reasons
Blancke, S. (Speaker)
6 Jun 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Journal for the General Philosophy of Science, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Journal of Practical Social Psychology, Science&Education, Public Understanding of Science, Synthese, Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science, Evolutionary Biology (Journal)
Blancke, S. (Reviewer)
Jan 2023 → Dec 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review › Scientific
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The cultural evolution of reasons
Blancke, S. (Speaker)
28 Nov 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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De ironie van de vrije wil
Sie, M. (Speaker) & Blancke, S. (Speaker)
22 Apr 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Popular
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Bidden, bijgeloof en het bovennatuurlijke
Blancke, S. (Speaker)
20 Apr 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Popular
Press/Media
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Interview on the topic of vaccine hesitancy for the German public radio
20/12/21
1 Media contribution
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Het Coronabewijs, goed voor alle gebruik!
Blancke, S. & Boudry, M.
22/04/20
1 Media contribution
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Geen spielerei/Let op voor het postmoderne virus!
Blancke, S., Loobuyck, P. & Boudry, M.
30/03/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment