Dr. Megan Delehanty
Positions
Assistant Professor
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Phone number
Office: +1 (403) 220-2828
Location
Office: SS1240
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Background
Educational Background
PhD History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh,
M.A. Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh,
M.Sc. Microbiology, University of British Columbia,
B.Sc. (Honours) Biological Sciences, University of Alberta,
Biography
I specialize in the philosophy of science, philosophy of medicine, and philosophy of psychiatry. My research explores the intersection of scientific practice, medical knowledge, and philosophical inquiry. I also investigate the epistemology and metaphysics of medicine, the function of images in science, and emergent properties and reductionism in biology, specifically addressing the context objection.
Selected Works:
- "Beyond Doomsday Fears: Why We Need to Consider The Potential Harms of AI Psychotherapy". American Journal of Bioethics. (forthcoming).
- "The changing landscape of the philosophy of medicine", Philosophy Compass 14(8):e12612.
- "Why Images?", Medicine Studies 2:161-173.
- “Perceiving Causation via Videomicroscopy”, Philosophy of Science 74(5): 996-1006.
- "Emergent Properties and the Context Objection to Reduction", Biology and Philosophy 20(4): 715-734.
A further list of publications can be found at PhilPapers.
My current interests include AI psychotherapy harms, integrating diverse knowledge systems, and epistemic injustice in psychiatry. I have presented at numerous conferences and served on numerous University, departmental and professional committees. Outside of philosophy, I am often found hiking in our stunning mountain landscape, or at home snuggling with my cats.
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