Associate Professor

School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry

University of Queensland

Current research interests:

Philosophy of science: modeling; simulation; scientific possibilities; non-epistemic values; non-causal explanation

Philosophy of climate science: climate models; uncertainty; model evaluation; foundational concepts

History of twentieth-century philosophy: analytic philosophy; speculative philosophy; twentieth-century women philosophers; philosophy of science

Some recent work:

Katzav, J. (2025) “Arguing for and interpreting epistemic possibilities in climate science,” European Journal for Philosophy of Science, 15, 60, pp. 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13194-025-00690-0

Katzav, J. (2025) “Speculative Philosophy of Science vs. Logical Positivism: Preliminary Round.” In S. Verhaegh (Ed.), American Philosophy and the Intellectual Migration: Pragmatism, Logical Empiricism, Phenomenology, Critical Theory. De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111335209-005 

Katzav, J. (2024) “Theodore and Grace de Laguna’s Philosophies of Science: Lessons about Popper, Kuhn, and the History of Philosophy of Science,” Filozoficzne Aspekty Genezy, 21(2), 1-49. https://doi.org/10.53763/fag.2024.21.2.244

Recent Blog Posts

Syllabus Showcase: Philosophy of Science (Without Mentioning Logical Positivism, Popper, or Kuhn) (APA Syllabus Showcase)

American Women Philosophers in the Speculative Tradition: Beyond Analytic and Continental Philosophy (APA Blog)

Radio Interview:

Analytic Philosophy: the leading brand (ABC RN)