Research Output per year
Personal profile
Current courses
Click here for my courses.
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
Fingerprint Dive into the research topics where Stefaan Blancke is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
Evolutionary Synthesis
Arts & Humanities
Gene
Arts & Humanities
Evolutionary
Arts & Humanities
Epigenetics
Arts & Humanities
artifact
Social Sciences
reconstruction
Social Sciences
ability
Social Sciences
student
Social Sciences
Network
Recent external collaboration on country level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots.
Research Output 2018 2019
Are selves cultural attractors?
Blancke, S., 2019Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site › Other research output
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
artifact
reconstruction
ability
student
Over papieren twijfel, wetenschappelijke waarheid en religieuze reanimatie
Blancke, S., 2019Research output: Other contribution › Other research output
Pseudoscience and the end of dialogue
Blancke, S., 2019, In : Spokes.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
Open Access
File
Review of "God's word or human reason? An inside perspective on creationism" (Portland: Inkwater Press, 2016) by Jonathan Kane, Emily Willoughby and T. Michael Keese
Blancke, S., 2019, In : Journal of Cognitive Historiography. 4, 2, p. 283-285Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › Scientific
File
Activities 2018 2019
Ethical considerations coming with the use of modern biotechnology tools for variety creation
Stefaan Blancke (Speaker)25 Jun 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
Gastcollege: De cognitieve wetenschap van religie
Stefaan Blancke (Speaker)20 Mar 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Scientific
Technology adoption: Intuition or rational thinking
Stefaan Blancke (Speaker)25 Jun 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
Gastcollege: GGO's: what's the fuzz about?
Stefaan Blancke (Speaker)30 Apr 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Scientific
Het culturele dier: over evolutie en wat het betekent om mens te zijn
Stefaan Blancke (Speaker)12 Feb 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Popular
Press / Media
The philosophy of pseudoscience - Is GMO opposition valid or just another 'belief'?
27/09/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Regulation should not single out a safe and helpful technology
3/05/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
"Het creationisme is van nature aantrekkelijk voor ons brein"
4/09/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment