[PhilPhys] CFA :: Scientific Realism and the Quantum - final conference (Leeds)

[Juha Saatsi]

SCIENTIFIC REALISM AND THE QUANTUM

School of Philosophy, Religion, and History of Science

University of Leeds


12-13 September 2017


http://arts.leeds.ac.uk/raq/events/scientific-realism-and-the-quantum-final-conference/


KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Alyssa Ney (UC Davis)

Craig Callender (UCSD)

Adrian Kent (Cambridge)

Carl Hoefer (Barcelona)

Doreen Fraser (Waterloo)


The conference is part of ARHC-funded Scientific Realism and the Quantum
project.


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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AND PARTICIPATION


This conference brings together philosophy of quantum physics and the
scientific realism debate in general philosophy of science. The focus is on
epistemological issues of scientific (anti-)realism regarding the nature
and limits of our knowledge and understanding of quantum physics and
phenomena. This exemplifies a growing trend in the realism debate to study
such epistemological issues more ‘locally’ in relation to the details of
particular scientific theories. The leading questions are:

   - What support is there for or against realism about quantum physics?
   - How do we square the metaphysical and interpretational ambiguities
   alive in quantum physics with the epistemic optimism characteristic of
   scientific realism?
   - Would it be better to adopt a pragmatist or non-realist attitude
   towards quantum physics (as has been recently argued in various quarters)?

We aim to bring together current research on these inter-sub-disciplinary
issues, exploring different perspectives on various issues involved in the
scientific realism debate in the detailed context of quantum physics.
Specific issues of interest include:

   - The impact of quantum mechanics on standard forms of scientific
   realism.
   - The viability of pragmatic approaches to quantum physics.
   - The possibility of adopting a realist stance towards the quantum state.
   - The status of the wave-function in the realist context.
   - The adoption of agnostic attitudes in the context of
   underdetermination with regard to the interpretations of quantum mechanics.
   - The role of analogies in quantum physics and their impact on realism.
   - The challenges facing naturalistic approaches in quantum physics in
   general.
   - The impact of the development of renormalization group approaches to
   quantum field theory on scientific realism.


*We invite submissions of extended abstracts of 1000 words for contributed
talks by 1st May 2017.* Decisions will be made by 15th May 2017. To submit,
please prepare your abstracts for blind review, and save your extended
abstract as a PDF file. Submit electronically through


https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rq2017


Registration, travel, accommodation, etc. information will be available
through the conference website.



Further inquiries to Juha Saatsi (J.T.Saatsi at leeds.ac.uk).



PROGRAMME COMMITTEE:

David Wallace (University of Southern California)

Steven French (University of Leeds)

Peter Lewis (Dartmouth College)

Richard Healey (University of Arizona

Laura Ruetche (University of Michigan)

Valia Allori (Northern Illinois University)

Wayne Myrvold (Western University)

Chris Timpson (Oxford)

Matthias Egg (University of Bern)

Dennis Dieks (Utrecht University)

Soazig LeBihan (University of Montana)



LOCAL ORGANISERS:

Douglas Earl

Steven French

Simon Newey

Juha Saatsi
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