Michael Stoeltzner

Michael Stoeltzner is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of South Carolina's McCausland College of Arts and Sciences. His work bridges philosophy, history of science, and physics, focusing on the epistemology of elementary particle physics and the historical development of the philosophy of science.

• Education: Dr. Phil. (2003) from Bielefeld University, M.Sc. (1995) from the University of Vienna

Research interests include the philosophy and history of physics, particularly the application of models and ceteris paribus laws in theoretical frameworks. He explores the interplay between formal teleology and causality in physics, emphasizing the least action principle and its epistemological implications.

Recent publications highlight his analysis of the Higgs sector, Feynman diagrams as modeling tools, and the epistemological dynamics of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiments. His work spans interdisciplinary themes in the history of logical empiricism and the cultural significance of scientific theories.

Grants supporting his research include collaborations funded by German and Austrian Research Funds, as well as ASPIRE and CAS grants for studies on mathematical physics in the 1950s-1960s.