Pragmatism and The Philosophy of Science: Fall 2024 Conference
27 September 2024 - 29 September 2024
Conference Theme:
Pragmatism, with its focus on the human dimension of inquiry, offers a compelling lens through which to explore the nature, scope, and limits of scientific knowledge. This workshop will, building on recent work, explore topics at the intersection of pragmatism and philosophy of science, examining how pragmatism sheds light on scientific practice, success, and the interplay between metaphysics and epistemology. By bringing together leading philosophers with a shared interest in pragmatism across diverse disciplinary backgrounds, we aim to foster the ongoing development of this promising area of inquiry.
If you’d like to attend, please register here.
Keynote Speakers:
The workshop will feature presentations by distinguished scholars in the field, including: Holly Andersen, Alisa Bokulich, Jenann Ismael, Huw Price, Carlo Rovelli, Laura Ruetsche, Ken Waters, and Jim Woodward.
Travel Stipends:
We hope to offer travel stipends, pending the results of an application for funding. Priority will be given to junior scholars presenting accepted contributions. Details on how to apply for travel stipends will be provided upon acceptance of submissions.
Registration:
The conference is free for all to attend, however, advance registration is requested.
Please register here.
Conference Schedule:
Sept 27:
Time |
Description |
| 09:00 | Breakfast and Coffee; Introduction and conference kick-off |
| 09:30 | Invited Talk by Ken Waters – Pursuing Metaphysics by Examining Successful Investigative Practices |
| 10:30 | Contributed talk by Tushar Menon – Scientific realism as a normative notion (twice over) |
| 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 | Invited talk by Holly Andersen – Measuring Modality |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 02:00 | Contributed talk by Armond Duwell – Problems and Possibilities: A Pragmatic Account of Scientific Understanding |
| 02:30 | Contributed talk by Nickolas Boylan – Why Truth Matters |
| 03:00 | Contributed talk by Patrick Fraser – Knowledge-How and the Semantics of Physical Theories |
| 03:30 | Coffee break |
| 04:00 | Invited talk by Alisa Bokulich – The Geodetic & Metrological Roots of C.S. Peirce’s Pragmatism |
| 05:00 | End of day 1 of the conference |
Sept 28:
Time |
Description |
| 09:00 | Breakfast and Coffee |
| 09:30 | Invited talk by Huw Price – Sidestepping the Rhinoceros – Copernicus, Pragmatism and Quantum Entanglement |
| 10:30 | Contributed talk by Kabir Singh Bakshi – Scientific Progress, Zetetic Epistemology, and Lessons from Pragmatist Philosophy of Science |
| 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 | Contributed talk by Margrette Gress – How Standpoint Can Matter In Physics |
| 12:00 | Lunch & Poster Session |
| 02:30 | Invited talk by Carlo Rovelli – The Two Thermodynamic Roots of Causation: A Lesson from Pragmatism |
| 03:30 | Coffee break |
| 04:00 | Contributed talk by Jason DeWitt – Causal Pragmatism without Causal Perspectivalism |
| 04:30 | Contributed talk by Shimin Zhao – Why we need the notion of probabilistic causation: a functional perspective |
| 05:00 | Invited talk by Jim Woodward – Structural Realism and the Dependency Account of Explanation |
| 06:00 | End of day 2 |
Sept 29:
Time |
Description |
| 09:00 | Breakfast and Coffee |
| 09:30 | Contributed talk by John Dougherty – Pragmatism and the interpretation of physical theories |
| 10:00 | Contributed talk by Pascal Rodriguez Warnier – Resource theories and the pragmatist tradition (with a study case) |
| 10:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 | Invited Talk by Laura Ruetsche – That’s Entertainment: Pragmatism and the Interpretation of Physical Theory |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 02:00 | End of the PPS conference |
Contact Information:
For inquiries and submission of abstracts, please contact Paul Arnold at parnold6@uwo.ca.