Jens Harbecke
Jens Harbecke 

Books and Edited Volumes

Harbecke, J. and C. Herrmann-Pillath (eds.) (2020): Social Neureconomics: The Integration of the Neurosciences and the Social Sciences. London: Routledge.

 

Harbecke, J. (2008). Mental Causation – Investigating the Mind’s Powers in a Natural World. Frankfurt (Main): Ontos. (Buy) (See)

Papers in Peer-Reviewed Journals

Harbecke, J. (2024). Unveiling the Nature of Philosophical Problems: Formal and Conceptual Aspects. Metaphilosophy 00(0): 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1111/meta.12709.

 

Harbecke, J., Grunau, J., & Samanek, P. (2024). Are the Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC) and the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) Applicable in Determining the Optimal Fit and Simplicity of Mechanistic Models? International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, 1-20. DOI: 10.1080/02698595.2024.2304487

 

Ritter, A. & Harbecke, J. (2024). Counter-Terrorism: The Risk of Performativity in Big Data-Based Mass Surveillance. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism. DOI: 10.1080/1057610X.2024.2341447

 

Harbecke, J. (2024). Determination, Identity, and Essence in the Mental Causation Debate (published in German). Zeitschrift für philosophische Forschung 78(2): 183-209.

 

Harbecke, J. (2024). What is a Philosophical Problem? (published in German). Deutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie 72 (2): 196–218

 

Harbecke, J. (2021). Causal Proportionality as an Ontic and Epistemic Concept. Erkenntnis. 10.1007/s10670-021-00453-2

 

Harbecke, J. (2021). Counterfactual Causation and the Problem of Large Causes. Philosophical Studies. 178(5), 1647-1668 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-020-01505-z

 

Harbecke, J. (2020). The Methodological Role of Mechanistic-Computational Models in Cognitive Science. Synthese. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-020-02568-5

 

Harbecke, J. & Shagrir, O. (2019). The Role of the Environment in Computational Explanations. European Journal for Philosophy of Science 9:37. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13194-019-0263-7

 

Harbecke, J. (2019). Two Problems for A Boolean Approach to Constitutive Inference. European Journal for Philosophy of Science 9:17. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13194-018-0238-0

 

Harbecke, J. (2018). Constitutive Inference and the Problem of a Complete Variation of Factors. In: Christian A., Hommen D., Retzlaff N., Schurz G. (eds.). Philosophy of Science: European Studies in Philosophy of Science, vol. 9.  Springer, Cahm: 205-221. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72577-2_12

 

Harbecke, J. (2015). The Regularity Theory of Mechanistic Constitution and a Methodology for Constitutive Inference. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences 54: 10-19. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsc.2015.09.004

Harbecke, J. (2015). Regularity Constitution and the Location of Mechanistic Levels. Foundations of Science 20(3): 323-338. DOI: 10.1007/s10699-014-9371-1

Harbecke, J. (2014). Counterfactual Causation and Mental Causation. Philosophia 42(2): 363-385. DOI: 10.1007/s11406-013-9496-4

Harbecke, J. (2014). The Role of Supervenience and Constitution in Neuroscientific Research. Synthese 191(5):725-743. DOI: 10.1007/s11229-013-0308-y

Harbecke, J. (2013). On the Distinction Between Law Schemata and Causal Laws. Acta Analytica 28(4): 423-434. DOI: 10.1007/s12136-013-0185-5

Harbecke, J. (2013). Mental Causation and the New Compatibilism. Abstracta. 7(1): 19-36.

Harbecke, J. (2013). On the Distinction between Cause-Cause Exclusion and Cause-Supervenience Exclusion. Philosophical Papers 42(2): 209-238. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/05568641.2013.806288

Harbecke, J. and H. Atmanspacher (2012). Horizontal and Vertical Determination of Mental and Neural States. Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology 32(3): 161-179.

Harbecke, J. (2011). Mind in a Humean World. Metaphysica 12(2): 213-229. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12133-011-0086-2

Harbecke, J. (2010). Mechanistic Constitution in Neurobiological Explanations. International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 24(3): 267-285. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02698595.2010.522409

Harbecke, J. (2010). The Problem of Mental Causation Formalized. Mind and Matter 8(1): 63-91.

Harbecke, J. (2005). A realist approach to biological events. History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences 27 (3.4): 491-507.

Accessible Working Papers

Mierau, J., Harbecke, J. and Schmidt, S. (2024). A Boolean Inferential Approach to Mechanistic Models in Cognitive Science and Biology. URL: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/24082 (accessed 2024-10-18).  

 

Harbecke, J. (2024). Rational Choice Theory between Causation and Explanation. URL: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/24084 (accessed 2024-10-18).

 

Harbecke, J. and Knudsen, R. (2024). Supervenient Causes in Economics. URL: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/24083 (accessed 2024-10-18).

Papers in Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings

Harbecke, J. (2025-forthcoming). Das Supervenienz-Argument (in German). In Hoffmann-Kolss, V. (ed.), Handbuch Philosophie des Geistes. Stuttgart/Weimar: Metzler.

 

Harbecke, J. and Herrmann-Pillath, C. (2020). Introduction. In Harbecke, J. and Herrmann-Pillath, C. (eds.), Social Neuroeconomics: Mechanistic Integration of the Neurosciences and the Social Sciences. London: Routledge.

 

Harbecke, J. (2020). Constitutive Inference and Research Methods in Social Neuroeconomics. In Harbecke, J. and Herrmann-Pillath, C. (eds.), Social Neuroeconomics: Mechanistic Integration of the Neurosciences and the Social Sciences. London: Routledge.

 

Harbecke, J. (2016). Is Mechanistic Constitution a Version of Material Constitution?. In K. Aizawa and C. Gillett (eds.), Scientific Composition and Metaphysical Grounding, (pp. 91-121). London: Palgrave-Macmillan.

Harbecke, J. (2014). Ökonomische Ursachen und das Problem der kausalen Exklusion (in German). In W.-D. Enkelmann, B. Priddat (eds.), Was ist? -Wirtschaftsphilosophische Erkundungen. Definitionen, Ansätze, Methoden, Erkenntnisse, Wirkungen (pp. 199-222). Marburg: Metropolis.

Harbecke, J. (2013). Regularity Theories of Mechanistic Constitution in Comparison. In M. Hoeltje, T. Spitzley, W. Spohn (eds.), GAP 8 Was können wir glauben? Was dürfen wir tun? (pp. 126-134). Duisburg-Essen: DuEPublico. ISBN 978-3-00-042332-1. Publication online.

Harbecke, J. (2013). Two Regularity Theories of Mechanistic Constitution (in German). Studia philosophica 72: 71-85 (Special Issue for the 2012 Symposium of the Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Philosophie).

Harbecke, J. (2012). Manipulationist and Regularity Theories of Constitution. In A. Petersen, D. Borchers, T. Spitzley, M. Stöckler (eds.), GAP 7 Nachdenken und Vordenken - Herausforderungen an die Philosophie (pp. 87-100). Duisburg-Essen: DuEPublico. ISBN 978-3-00-036440-2. Publication online.

Harbecke, J. (2007). Determination – a new perspective on the mind-body problem?. In A. Beckermann & S. Walter (eds.), GAP 6. Philosophie: Grundlagen und Anwendungen, (pp. 305-323). Publication on CD-rom.

Harbecke, J. (2006). Levels of being being there? In Esfeld, M. (ed.), John Heil. Symposium on his ontological point of view (pp. 47-70). Frankfurt (Main): Ontos.

Harbecke, J. (2005). Identität, Reduktion und das kausale Argument. In Abel, G. (ed.), Kreativität. XX. Deutscher Kongress für Philosophie, Berlin (pp. 31-42). Berlin: Universitätsverlag TU Berlin.

Encyclopedia Entries

Harbecke, J. (2015). 'Mental Causation'. In: James D. Wright (editor-in-chief), International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2nd edition, Vol 15. Oxford: Elsevier. pp. 172–178.

Esfeld, M. and J. Harbecke (2009). Mental Causality. In M. D. Binder, N. Hirokawa, U. Windhorst, M. Hirsch (eds.), Encyclopedic Reference of Neuroscience (pp. 583-387). Berlin: Springer.

Book Reviews

Harbecke, J. (2021). 'Die wirkliche Welt hinter den mechanistischen Erklärungen' (Review of Beate Krickel, The Mechanical World - The Metaphysical Commitments of the New Mechanistic Apporach. Cham (CH), Springer Nature, 2018, 163 pages). Deutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie 69:5, pp. 881-889. https://doi.org/10.1515/dzph-2021-0072

Media Contributions

Harbecke, J. (2023). Bekämpft Populismus mit Bildung. DIE ZEIT 17(28): 35; 29 June 2023. Link.