| The importance of models in theorizing: A deflationary semantic view SM Downes PSA: Proceedings of the biennial meeting of the philosophy of science …, 1992 | 166 | 1992 |
| Socializing naturalized philosophy of science SM Downes Philosophy of Science 60 (3), 452-468, 1993 | 63 | 1993 |
| Heritability SM Downes, LJ Matthews | 55 | 2019 |
| Arguing about human nature: Contemporary debates S Downes, E Machery | 46 | 2013 |
| Scientific models SM Downes Philosophy Compass 6 (11), 757-764, 2011 | 32 | 2011 |
| Models, pictures, and unified accounts of representation: Lessons from aesthetics for philosophy of science SM Downes Perspectives on Science 17 (4), 417-428, 2009 | 30 | 2009 |
| Heredity and heritability SM Downes | 30 | 2008 |
| Baldwin effects and the expansion of the explanatory repertoire in evolutionary biology SM Downes Evolution and learning: the Baldwin effect reconsidered, 33-52, 2003 | 30 | 2003 |
| Some recent developments in evolutionary approaches to the study of human cognition and behavior SM Downes Biology and Philosophy 16, 575-594, 2001 | 27 | 2001 |
| Truth, selection and scientific inquiry SM Downes Biology and Philosophy 15 (3), 425-442, 2000 | 27 | 2000 |
| Agents and norms in the new economics of science SM Downes Philosophy of the Social Sciences 31 (2), 224-238, 2001 | 23 | 2001 |
| Evolutionary perspectives on human aggression: Introduction to the special issue E Cashdan, SM Downes Human Nature 23, 1-4, 2012 | 22 | 2012 |
| The basic components of the human mind were not solidified during the Pleistocene epoch SM Downes Contemporary debates in philosophy of biology, 243-252, 2010 | 22 | 2010 |
| Integrating the multiple biological causes of human behavior SM Downes Biology and Philosophy 20, 177-190, 2005 | 19 | 2005 |
| The theory theory thrice over: the child as scientist, Superscientist or social institution? MA Bishop, SM Downes Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 33 (1), 117-132, 2002 | 18 | 2002 |
| The role of ancient DNA research in archaeology SM Downes Topoi 40 (1), 285-293, 2021 | 17 | 2021 |
| Biological information SM Downes | 17 | 2003 |
| Alternative splicing, the gene concept, and evolution SM Downes History and philosophy of the life sciences, 91-104, 2004 | 16 | 2004 |
| How much work do scientific images do? SM Downes Spontaneous Generations: A Journal for the History and Philosophy of Science …, 2012 | 15 | 2012 |
| Evolutionary psychology is not the only productive evolutionary approach to understanding consumer behavior SM Downes Journal of Consumer Psychology 23 (3), 400-403, 2013 | 13 | 2013 |
Lucas J. MatthewsColumbia University & The Hastings CenterVerified email at cumc.columbia.edu
