Susan Oyama
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Susan Oyama is an American philosopher and cognitive scientist best known for her work in developmental systems theory and critiques of genetic determinism.
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academic
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philosopher ⓘ |
| affiliation |
City University of New York
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John Jay College of Criminal Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
genetic determinism
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simple nature versus nurture dichotomy ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
context-sensitive explanations in biology
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developmental systems approach ⓘ interactionist models of development ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coEditorWith |
Paul E. Griffiths
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Russell D. Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
20th-century philosophy
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21st-century philosophy ⓘ |
| field |
cognitive science
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developmental psychology ⓘ philosophy of biology ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| influenced |
critics of genetic determinism
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developmental systems theorists ⓘ philosophers of biology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
interactionist theories of development
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philosophy of biology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
The Ontogeny of Information
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concept of developmental systems ⓘ critiques of genetic determinism ⓘ developmental systems theory ⓘ interactionist perspectives on development ⓘ work on nature–nurture debates ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainWork |
Cycles of Contingency: Developmental Systems and Evolution
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Evolution’s Eye: A Systems View of the Biology–Culture Divide NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ontogeny of Information: Developmental Systems and Evolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
developmental system
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distributed causation in development ⓘ ontogeny of information ⓘ |
| position | Professor Emerita at John Jay College of Criminal Justice ⓘ |
| role | editor of Cycles of Contingency: Developmental Systems and Evolution ⓘ |
| theoreticalContribution |
analysis of nature–nurture dichotomy
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articulation of developmental systems theory ⓘ concept of distributed developmental resources ⓘ critique of information metaphors in genetics ⓘ rejection of simple gene–behavior causation models ⓘ |
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