Armond Duwell
Professor of Philosophy
Contact
- Office
- LA 154
- Phone
- 406-243-4220
- Fax
- (406) 243-4076
- armond.duwell@umontana.edu
- Office Hours
I have office hours on Zoom via appointment. Please email armond.duwell@umontana.edu to set up an appointment.
- Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph.D. in History and Philosophy of Science. University of Pittsburgh. 2004.
B.S. in Physics. Georgia Institute of Technology. 1998.
Courses Taught
Fall semester 2024:
PHL 233 Introduction to Logic: Deduction
PHL 110.50 Intro to Ethics online.
Teaching Experience
Graduate level: Representation and Realism; Philosophy of Biology; Philosophy of Science
Advanced undergraduate: Philosophy of Science; Metaphysics; Epistemology; Medical Ethics; Symbolic Logic; Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Language
Introductory: Introduction to Ethics; History and Philosophy of Science; Introduction to Medical Ethics; Principles of Scientific Reasoning; Problem Solving: How Science Works (Intro to quantitative reasoning)
Research Interests
For the last decade and a half I have worked on foundations of quantum information theory and quantum computing. Over the last few years I have shifted my focus to the topic of scientific understanding, a previously neglected but recently reinvigorated area of research in philosophy of science. I am currently working on a book length treatment that advocates for a particular view of understanding with Soazig Le Bihan.
Field of Study
Philosophy of Physics, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Computation
Selected Publications
Computation and Physics. Cambridge University Press (2021).
, Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics (2018).
“How to make orthogonal positions parallel: Revisiting the quantum parallelism thesis”, in Physical Perspectives on Computation (2018), ed. by Michael E. Cuffaro and Samuel Fletcher, Cambridge University Press.
“Exploring the Frontiers of Computation: Measurement Based Quantum Computers and the Mechanistic View of Computation”, in Turing 100: Philosophical Explorations of the Legacy of Alan Turing (2017), ed. by A. Bokulich and J. Floyd, Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, Springer, vol. 324, pp. 219-232.
“Representation, Interpretation, and Theories of Information”, in What is Quantum Information? (2017), ed. by Olimpia Lombardi, Sebastian Fortin, Federico Holik, and Cristian Lo Ì聛pez, Cambridge University Press, pp. 9-34.
“Quantum Information and the Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics”, in La philosophie de la physique (2013), ed. by Soazig Le Bihan, Vuibert Editions, Paris.
Studies in the History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 42(3) (2011): 167-175.
Studies in the History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 39(1) (2008): 195-216.
Studies in the History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, 38(1) (2007): 181-201.
Philosophy of Science 74(5) (2007): 1007-1018.
Professional Experience
2016-present Full Professor. Department of Philosophy. 妖姬直播.
2010-2016 Associate Professor. Department of Philosophy. 妖姬直播.
2011-Fall Visiting Fellow. Center for Philosophy of Science. University of Pittsburgh.
2006-2010 Assistant Professor. Department of Philosophy. 妖姬直播.
2005-2006 Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter. Department of Philosophy. University of Erfurt.
2004-2005 Postdoctoral Fellow. Center for Junior Research Fellows. Probability, Philosophy, and Modeling Research Group. University of Konstanz.
International Experience
2005-2006 Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter. Department of Philosophy. University of Erfurt.
2004-2005 Postdoctoral Fellow. Center for Junior Research Fellows. Probability, Philosophy, and Modeling Research Group. University of Konstanz.