Orlin Vakarelov

I am associated with the Philosophy Department and the Cognitive Science Program at the University of Arizona.

I work primarily in the philosophy of cognitive science and philosophy of information, with applications to problems in the philosophy of science. I also have strong interests in mathematical logic, philosophy of mathematics, embodied epistemology, theory of complexity, cybernetics, and semiotics - the last three of which play an important role in my research methodology.

News:

I was recently awarded the ACLS New Faculty Fellowship. More info will follow.

In May I will speak at the Workshop on Philosophy of Information, University of Hertfordshire.

Older News:

I am chairing the track on Philosophy of Information and Cognition of IACAP'11, Aarhus University, Denmark. Please make submissions for this track to me by March 15. See call for details. Here is my talk.

Two recent articles:

“The Cognitive Agent: Overcoming Informational Limits”, Adaptive Behavior

“The Information Medium”, Philosophy & Technology

Recent Publications: