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Kardelen Kucuk​

PhD Student and Rotman Institute Member​

Department of Philosophy
​​Western University

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I am a PhD candidate in Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario. My research focuses on dynamical systems perspectives in psychiatry, with a particular emphasis on dynamical models. By studying how these models are applied in psychiatry, I explore how scientific models work more generally and what they can reveal about the phenomena they aim to explain. This, in turn, helps me tackle broader questions in the philosophy of science. Specifically, my work examines the metaphysical commitments involved in model construction, the explanatory role of dynamical models, and how different models can complement one another in understanding psychiatric disorders. I joined Western in 2021 after earning an MA in Philosophy from Bilkent University and a BA in Philosophy from Middle East Technical University, both in my home country, Türkiye. My studies have also included time abroad as a visiting graduate student at the Australian National University and as an Erasmus exchange student at Tilburg University in the Netherlands. Please feel free to reach out to me at [email protected] if you have any questions about my work!

Richmond, A., Bowen, J. G., Kayssi, L. F., Küçük, K., Ravikumar, V., Şahin, M. Y., & Anderson, M. L. (2024). Imposing vs finding unity. Cognitive Neuroscience, 15(3–4), 122–123.
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Küçük, K., Keven, N. (2021). How to Carve Emotions at their Joints? Ejser 7th International Symposium on Social Sciences Proceedings Book. 102-114. Astana.

Küçük, K. (2025). Network Models and Explanation in Psychiatry. The Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science (CSHPS) Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada.
Küçük, K. (2025). Network Models and Explanation in Psychiatry. Association for the Advancement of Philosophy and Psychiatry (AAPP) 36th Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, United States.
Küçük, K. (2024). Bridging Network Models and Causal Explanations in Psychiatry (Poster Presentation). Autumn School: An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Connectivity, Tübingen, Germany.
Küçük, K. (2024). Explaining through Dynamics: Why the Mechanist Account Isn’t Enough. Canadian Philosophical Association (CPA) Congress, Montreal, Canada.
Küçük, K. (2024). Explaining through Dynamics: Why the Mechanist Account Isn’t Enough. Philosophy Colloquium, Bilkent University, Ankara, Türkiye.
Küçük, K. (2023). Realism for Realistic People—Interview with Prof. Hasok Chang. Rotman Dialogue, Western University, London, Canada.
Küçük, K. (2023). A New Framework for Emotion Research: Lessons from the Mechanistic Debate (Poster Presentation). Philosophy of Science Association (PSA) 28th Biennial Meeting, Pittsburgh, United States.
Küçük, K. (2022). Representationalism about Moods: In Defense of the Hybrid View. Atlantic Region Philosophers’ Association (ARPA) Meetings, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.
Küçük, K., & Keven, N. (2021). How to Carve Emotions at Their Joints. Ejser 7th International Symposium on Social Sciences, Antalya, Türkiye (held online due to COVID).
Küçük, K. (2018). Can a Brain Scan Tell What’s on Your Mind? II. Undergraduate Philosophy Conference, Bilkent University, Ankara, Türkiye.