University of Cape Town, December 2003. Mr Matthew Breier, MA in Economics. Thesis topic: “Time, poverty and women’s agency in rural South Africa.” Degree granted (posthumously) by the University of Cape Town, 2008. Dr Tendeukayi Mugadza, Ph.D. in Economics. Thesis topic: “Opportunity costs of international trade capacity development in sub-Saharan Africa.” Degree granted by the University of Cape Town, 2010. In progress: Mr Hofmeyr, Ph.D. in Economics. Thesis topic: “Risk preferences and addiction”. Mr Alexander Schuhr, Ph.D. in Economics. Thesis topic: “Structural modeling of heterogeneity in risk and time preference”. Mr Matthew Townshend, Ph.D. in Economics. Thesis topic: “Toward an optimal road investment policy in South Africa” Mr George Etheredge, Ph.D. in Economics. Thesis topic: “Technology-induced constraints on bitumen supply in South Africa: Causes and policy responses”. Mr Brian Monroe, Ph.D. in Economics. Thesis topic: “Preference concealment among South African subjects in economic experiments”. Mr Godfrey Cadogan, Ph.D. in Economics. Thesis topic: “Distinguishing rank dependence from loss aversion in empirical data on risky choices.” Mr Ross Harvey, Ph.D. in Economics. Thesis topic: “Chinese investment in commodity extraction and its impact on African governance and institutions.” AND MONOGRAPHS 1. Ross, D. Metaphor, Meaning and Cognition. New York: Peter Lang, 1993. 2. Ross, D. I nouvi percorsi dell'intelligenza artificiale ("New Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence"). Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane, Naples, 1995. 3. Ross, D. What People Want: The Concept of Utility from Bentham to Game Theory.
University of Cape Town Press, 1999. 4. Ross, D., D. Thompson & A. Brook, eds. Dennett's Philosophy: A Comprehensive Assessment. MIT Press / Bradford 2000. 5. Brook, A., & D. Ross, eds. Daniel Dennett.. Cambridge University Press, 2002. 6. Ross, D. Economic Theory and Cognitive Science, Volume One: Microexplanation. MIT Press / Bradford. Ayogu, M., & D. Ross, eds. Development Dilemmas: The Methods and Political Ethics of Growth Policy. Routledge, 2004. Ladyman, J., & Ross, D. Every Thing Must Go: Metaphysics Naturalized. Oxford University Press, 2007. Ross, D., Sharp, C., Vuchinich, R., & Spurrett, D. Midbrain Mutiny: The Behavioral Economics and Neuroeconomics of Disordered Gambling (Economic Theory and Cognitive Science, Volume Two). MIT Press, 2008. Kincaid, H., & D. Ross, eds. Handbook of the Philosophy of Economics. Oxford University Press, 2009. Ross, D., Spurrett, D., Kincaid, H., & Stephens, L., eds. Distributed Cognition and the Will. MIT Press, 2007. Ross, D., H. Kincaid, D. Spurrett & P. Collins, eds. What is Addiction? MIT Press, 2010. Ross, D., J. Ladyman & H. Kincaid, eds., Scientific Metaphysics. Oxford University 2012. Ross, D., Philosophy of Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, forthcoming 2013. PAPERS IN REFEREED JOURNALS 1. Ross, D. Stich, Fodor and the status of belief. Eidos 5:119-141, 1986. 2. Ross, D. Against positing central systems in the mind. Philosophy of Science 1990. 3. LaCasse, C. & Ross, D. Reply to Norman: Has rational economic man a heart? Eidos 8:235-246, 1991.
4. Ross, D. Hume, resemblance and the foundations of psychology. History of Philosophy Quarterly 8: 343-356, 1991. 5. Ross, D. Quining qualia Quine's Way. Dialogue 32:439-459, 1993. 6. Ross, D. Dennett's conceptual reform. Behavior and Philosophy 22:41-52, 1994. 7. Ross, D. Instrumental realism and the idea of embodied knowledge. Research in Philosophy and Technology 14:251-269, 1994. 8. Ross, D. Real patterns and the ontological foundations of microeconomics. Economics and Philosophy 11:113-136, 1994. 9. LaCasse, C. & Ross, D. The microeconomic interpretation of Philosophy of Science Association Biennial Volume 1994, v. 1, 379-387. 10. Ross, D., & Zawidzki, T. Information and teleosemantics. Southern Journal of Philosophy, 32:393-419, 1994. 11. Ross, D. Minimal strong functionalism. Journal of Philosophical Research, 1995. 12. Ross, D. Conceptual revolutions? How not to naturalize the philosophy of science. Dialogue 35:147-154, 1996. 13. Ross, D., & LaCasse, C. Toward a new philosophy of positive economics. Dialogue 35:1-27, 1995. 14. Ross, D. La philosophie de la science en fin de régime. Philosophiques 23:204-210, 1996. 15. Ross, D. Externalism for everybody. (Critical Notice) Canadian Journal of Philosophy, 27:271-284, 1997. 16. Ross, D. Internal recurrence. (Critical Notice) Dialogue 37:155-161, 1998. 17. Ross, D. Folk theories, models and economic reality: A to Williams. South African Journal of Philosophy 18:247-257, 1999. 18. Ross, D. Problems of a war correspondent. (Critical Notice) Biology and Philosophy 16:251-260 , 2001. Duffy, J., & Ross, D. Bargaining for truth and amnesty in South Africa: A analysis. South African Journal of Philosophy 20:66-89, 2001.
for the Philosophy of Science 58: 45-76, 2007. Ross, D. Game theory in evolution and development: Prospects for deeper use. Biological Theory 1: 31-32, 2006. Ross, D. Economics, cognitive science and social cognition. Journal of Cognitive Systems Research 9: 125-135, 2008. Ross, D. Classical game theory, socialization and the rationalization of conventions. Topoi 27: 57-72, 2008. Ross, D. Two styles of neuroeconomics. Economics and Philosophy 24: 473-483, 2008. Ross, D. Reply to critics: Economists, philosophers and rival mythologies. Journal of Economic Methodology 15: 308-312, 2008 Ross, D. Ontic structural realism and economics. Philosophy of Science 75: 732-743, 2009. Ross, D. Reply to Hands: On the Robbins-Samuelson argument pattern. Journal of the History of Economic Thought 31: 93-103, 2009. Harrison, G., & Ross, D. The methodologies of neuroeconomics. Journal of Economic Methodology 17: 185-196, 2010. Hofmeyr, A., Ainslie, G., Charlton, R., & Ross, D. The relationship between addiction and reward bundling: An experiment comparing smokers and non-smokers. Addiction 106: 402-409, 2010. Ross, D. Should the financial crisis inspire normative revision? Journal of Economic Methodology 17: 399-418, 2010. Ross, D. Estranged parents and a schizophrenic choice in economics, psychology and neuroeconomics. Journal of Economic Methodology 18: 215-229, 2011. Sharp, C., Barr, G., Ross, D., Bhimani, R., Ha, C., & Vuchinich, R. Social discounting and externalizing behavior problems in boys. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making 2011. Ross, D. What can economics contribute to the study of human evolution? Biology and Philosophy 27: 287-297, 2012. Ross, D. Notes on coordination, game theory, and the evolutionary basis of language. Interaction Studies 13: 50-65, 2012.