About

Andrea Woody is Divisional Dean of the Social Sciences and a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Washington. She holds a Ph.D. in history and philosophy of science from the University of Pittsburgh, obtained in 1997, and a bachelor's degree in chemistry with certification in Theater and Dance from Princeton University. Her research interests include philosophy of science, history of science, aesthetics, and feminist perspectives in philosophy. In philosophy of science, she focuses on explanation, modeling, and representation, with particular interest in diagrammatic, graphical, and pictorial representations, exploring the roles of explanatory discourse in scientific practice and the pragmatic factors influencing scientists' representational choices. She has worked on projects involving automated search techniques and optimal control theory in quantum domains, molecular chemistry, and biology, supported by the Templeton Foundation, and has an interest in public philosophy. Additionally, her work in aesthetics considers issues related to performing arts, including the identity of performing artworks, virtues of live performance, and site-specific artworks. She has served as Editor-in-Chief of Philosophy of Science, was Chair of the Department of Philosophy from 2016 to 2022, and has contributed to various editorial boards and professional organizations.

Research topics

• Computer Science
• Mechanical engineering
• Engineering
• Mathematics
• Thermodynamics
• Physics
• Geography
• Meteorology
• Quantum mechanics
• Environmental science

Selected publications

• PSA volume 90 issue 3 Cover and Front matter

  Philosophy of Science · 2023-07-01

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• PSA volume 90 issue 2 Cover and Front matter

  Philosophy of Science · 2023 · 1 citations

  • Computer Science
  • Computer Science
  • Geography

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• PSA volume 89 issue 2 Cover and Front matter

  Philosophy of Science · 2022

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  • Computer Science
  • Computer Science
  • Physics

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• PSA volume 88 issue 5 Cover and Front matter

  Philosophy of Science · 2021-12-01 · 1 citations

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• PSA volume 88 issue 4 Cover and Front matter

  Philosophy of Science · 2021

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  • Computer Science
  • Computer Science
  • Environmental science

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• PSA volume 87 issue 4 Cover and Front matter

  Philosophy of Science · 2020-09-18

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• Re-orienting discussions of scientific explanation: A functional perspective

  Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A · 2015-05-07 · 76 citations

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• Chemistry, Philosophy of

  2015-01-01

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• Preface

  Philosophy of Science · 2014-11-25

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• Chemistry, Philosophy of

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Frequent coauthors

• John Dupré

  University of Exeter

  320 shared

• Michela Massimi

  320 shared

• Robert A. Wilson

  University of Western Australia

  315 shared

• Mckenzie Alexander

  University of California, San Diego

  315 shared

• Thomas W. Polger

  315 shared

• Brian Skyrms

  315 shared

• Richard Bradley

  315 shared

• Miriam Solomon

  Temple University

  315 shared

Labs

• Andrea Woody LabPI

Education

• B.A., Chemistry

  Princeton

• Other, Theater and Dance

  Princeton

• Ph.D., History & Philosophy of Science

  University of Pittsburgh

Awards & honors

• Annual Lecture Series, Center for Philosophy of Science, Uni…