I am a philosopher of science working on causality and explanation. I am currently a researcher in the CNA project.

Please see my personal website for more information.

Software

• Parkkinen, Veli Pekka Kalevi; Baumgartner, Michael Clemens (2023). frscore: Functions for Calculating Fit-Robustness of CNA-Solutions, Version 0.3.1. (external link)

Academic article

• Parkkinen, Veli Pekka Kalevi (2022). Variable relativity of causation is good. (external link)
• Parkkinen, Veli Pekka Kalevi; Baumgartner, Michael Clemens (2021). Robustness and Model Selection in Configurational Causal Modeling. (external link)
• Parkkinen, Veli-Pekka (2018). Are animal models theoretical models? . (external link)
• Parkkinen, Veli-Pekka; Russo, Federica; Wallmann, Christian (2018). Scientific disagreement and evidential pluralism: Lessons from the studies on hypercholesterolemia. (external link)
• Aronson, Jeffrey; La Caze, Adam; Kelly, Michael P et al. (2018). The use of mechanistic evidence in drug approval. (external link)
• Wilde, Michael; Parkkinen, Veli-Pekka (2017). Extrapolation and the Russo-Williamson thesis. (external link)
• Parkkinen, Veli Pekka Kalevi (2017). Are model organisms theoretical models?. (external link)
• Parkkinen, Veli-Pekka (2016). Experiment, downward causation and interventionist levels of explanation. (external link)
• Parkkinen, Veli-Pekka (2016). Robustness and evidence of mechanisms in early experimental atherosclerosis research. (external link)
• Strand, Anders; Parkkinen, Veli-Pekka (2015). Causation in evidence-based medicine: In reply to Kerry et-al.. (external link)
• Strand, Anders; Parkkinen, Veli-Pekka (2014). Causal knowledge in evidence-based medicine. in reply to Kerry et al.'s causation and evidence-based practice: An ontological review. (external link)
• Oftedal, Gry; Parkkinen, Veli-Pekka (2013). Synthetic Biology and Genetic Causation. (external link)

Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

• Parkkinen, Veli-Pekka; Williamson, Jon (2020). Extrapolating from model organisms in pharmacology. (external link)

Academic monograph

• Parkkinen, Veli-Pekka; Wallmann, Christian; Wilde, Michael et al. (2018). Evaluating evidence of mechanisms in medicine Principles and procedures. (external link)

Academic lecture

• Parkkinen, Veli-Pekka (2013). Developmental explanation. (external link)
• Parkkinen, Veli-Pekka (2011). "Gene knockouts, genetic causation and mechanism explanation". (external link)
• Parkkinen, Veli-Pekka (2011). "Gene knockouts, causal and mechanistic understanding". (external link)
• Parkkinen, Veli-Pekka (2011). "Gene knockouts, causal and mechanistic understanding". (external link)

See a complete overview of publications in Cristin.