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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
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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Dier of mens? Het statuut van de mensaap tijdens de verlichting
Blancke, S., 2021, Fascinerend leven: Een geschiedenis van de biologie. Braeckman, J. & Van Speybroeck, L. (eds.). Gent: Academia Press, p. 609-622 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Kritisch denken kritisch bekeken. Tijd voor meer vertrouwen?
Blancke, S., 2020Research output: Online publication or Non-textual form › Web publication/site › Other research output
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"Wat is hier de bedoeling van?" Hoe kunst communicatie kaapt
Blancke, S., 2020, In: Bij Nader Inzien.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Popular
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Are selves cultural attractors?
Blancke, S., 2019Research output: Online publication or Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products › Other research output
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Methods for studying cultural attraction
Heintz, C., Blancke, S. & Scott-Phillips, T., 2019, In: Evolutionary Anthropology. 28, 1, p. 18-20 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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CBEN2021
Stefaan Blancke (Organiser)
18 Nov 2021 → 19 Nov 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference › Scientific
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Gastcollege: Wetenschap en maatschappij
Stefaan Blancke (Speaker)
25 Oct 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Professional
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Reasons, Rationality, and Culture Workshop
Stefaan Blancke (Organiser), Maureen Sie (Organiser) & Michael Vlerick (Organiser)
14 Oct 2021 → 15 Oct 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference › Scientific
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De schepping na Darwin. Over modern creationisme en intelligen design
Stefaan Blancke (Speaker)
23 Sep 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Popular
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Conceptual change and cultural attraction
Stefaan Blancke (Speaker)
4 Jun 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Scientific
Press / Media
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Het Coronabewijs, goed voor alle gebruik!
Stefaan Blancke & Maarten Boudry
22/04/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Geen spielerei/Let op voor het postmoderne virus!
Stefaan Blancke, Patrick Loobuyck & Maarten Boudry
30/03/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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The philosophy of pseudoscience - Is GMO opposition valid or just another 'belief'?
27/09/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment