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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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Nothing about collective irrationalities makes sense except in the light of cooperation
Blancke, S., 23 Jan 2023, In: Philosophical Psychology. 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Are we allowed to tinker with (human) DNA? Addressing socioscientific issues through philosophical dialogue - the case of genetic engineering.
De Schrijver, J., Blancke, S., Cornelissen, E., Sermeus, J. & Dunlop, L., 2022, Learning Evolution Through Socioscientific Issues. Sá-Pinto, X., Beniermann, A., Børsen, T., Georgiou, M., Jeffries, A., Pessoa, P., Sousa, B. & Zeidler, D. L. (eds.). Aveiro: UA Editora, p. 197-216 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Dier of mens? Het statuut van de mensaap tijdens de verlichting
Blancke, S., 2022, Fascinerend leven: Een geschiedenis van de biologie. Braeckman, J. & Van Speybroeck, L. (eds.). Gent: Academia Press, p. 291-304 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Editorial: The Psychology of Pseudoscience
Blancke, S., Edis, T., Braeckman, J., Hansson, S. O., Landrum, A. R. & Shtulman, A., 31 May 2022, In: Frontiers in Psychology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific
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Pseudoscience as a Negative Outcome of Scientific Dialogue: A Pragmatic-Naturalistic Approach to the Demarcation Problem
Blancke, S. & Boudry, M., 13 Apr 2022, In: International Studies in the Philosophy of Science. 34, 3, p. 183-198 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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The cultural evolution of reasons
Stefaan Blancke (Speaker)
28 Nov 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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De ironie van de vrije wil
Maureen Sie (Speaker) & Stefaan Blancke (Speaker)
22 Apr 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Popular
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Bidden, bijgeloof en het bovennatuurlijke
Stefaan Blancke (Speaker)
20 Apr 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Popular
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De evolutiepsychologie
Stefaan Blancke (Speaker)
25 Mar 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Professional
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Domme ideeën, of toch slim gedacht?
Stefaan Blancke (Speaker)
17 Mar 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!
Stefaan Blancke & Maarten Boudry
22/04/20
1 Media contribution
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Geen spielerei/Let op voor het postmoderne virus!
Stefaan Blancke, Patrick Loobuyck & Maarten Boudry
30/03/20
1 Media contribution
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