Insa Lawler (Pryor)
Assistant Professor; Honors Liaison; Phi Sigma Tau Faculty Advisor
Philosophy
Email Address: irlawler@uncg.edu
Phone: 336.334.3115
Education
Dr. phil., Philosophy, University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany)
M.A., Philosophy, Bielefeld University (Germany)
B.A., Philosophy and Linguistics, Bielefeld University (Germany)
Research
Dr. Lawler’s research focuses on the epistemology of scientific inquiry. She works on the nature of (answers to) why questions, explanatory knowledge, scientific understanding, scientific models and idealizations, progress in science and philosophy, scientific disagreement, and applied statistical reasoning.
Courses Taught
- PHI 115: Critical Thinking
- PHI 144: Probability in Your Life
- PHI 301: Introduction to Modal Logic
- PHI 310: Introduction to Formal Logic
- PHI 358: Philosophy of Mind