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  Yafeng Shan | Philosopher
Yafeng Shan 單亞峰
I am a philosopher, specialising in philosophy of science, epistemology, metaphysics, and metaphilosophy, based at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

If you are interested in the events, organised by the HKUST Philosophy of Science Research Group, please check them out here.

​If you are interested in working with me on an MPhil project, a PhD project, or a postdoc project, please do not hesitate to contact me.
 **NEWS**

I am hiring a Research Assistant Professor (Philosophy of Science) at HKUST. For more information, please click here. (Deadline: 3 March)

Call for Registration: The 'Explanation, Narrative, and Understanding in the Social Sciences' Conference is open for registration. To register, please click here.

My paper 'The Debate over Proximate and Ultimate Causation in Biology' was out in Synthese.

My edited book, Rethinking Thomas Kuhn's Legacy, was out by Springer in September!

My paper 'The Extended Evolutionary Synthesis: An Integrated Historical and Philosophical Examination' was out in Philosophy Compass!

My edited book, 
Alternative Approaches to Causation: Beyond Difference-making and Mechanism, was out by Oxford University Press!

My edited book, Philosophical Foundations of Mixed Methods Research: Dialogues between Researchers and Philosophers, was out by Routledge!

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  • Home
  • Publications
    • Monographs >
      • Doing Integrated History and Philosophy of Science: A Case Study of the Origin of Genetics (Springer, 2020)
    • Edited Volumes >
      • Philosophical Foundations of Mixed Methods Research: Dialogues between Researchers and Philosophers (Routledge, 2023)
      • New Philosophical Perspectives on Scientific Progress (Routledge, 2022)
    • Special Issues
    • Journal Articles
    • Book Chapters
  • Events
    • Explanation, Narrative, and Explanation in the Social Sciences Conference (HK, 2025)
    • Philosophy of Science and Epistemology Conference (HK, 2024)
    • Karl Popper and 21st Century Philosophy of Science Conference (HK, 2024)
    • The Kuhn Centennial Conference (Kent, 2022)
    • Causation in Biology Conference (Kent, 2022)
    • MMR and Causal Inference Workshop (Kent, 2022)
    • Causation Conference (Kent, 2021)
    • Analogical Reasoning Workshop (Kent, 2021)
    • Metaphilosophy Conference (Kent, 2021)
    • Evidential Pluralism and the Social Sciences Conference (Kent, 2020)
    • Historiography of Genetics Workshop (Tel Aviv, 2019)
  • HKUST Philosophy of Science Research Group
  • HKUST Philosophy of Science Lecture Series
    • HKUST PLS Full Programme
  • HKUST HPS Research Seminar
    • HKUST HPS Full Programme
  • HKUST Philosophy of Science Annual Workshops
  • Media Coverage
  • Contact