[PhilPhys] Norton for Everyone? Reminder to register

Center for Philosophy of Science pittcntr at pitt.edu
Mon Oct 15 18:43:33 CEST 2018


Norton for Everyone?

The Material Theory of Induction and Beyond

October 27 -28, 2018
Center for Philosophy of Science
1008 Cathedral of Learning
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA USA

Of potential interest to participants:  on Friday, October 26, 3:30PM: Hasok Chang will speak in the HPS Lecture Series.

Reminder to register now if attending.  Hotel rooms are near capacity (write today to secure a room: pittcntr at pitt.edu).

Our ability to make inductive inferences is what powers the success of science. But what makes such inductive inferences work? John Norton's new book manuscript, The Material Theory of Induction, develops a detailed new answer to this question, with broad implications for the philosophy of science. This conference brings together the latest thinking about ideas in Norton's book, beginning with an opening lecture (Friday afternoon), followed by a day of talks (Saturday) and a day of book-discussion seminars (Sunday).

Preview the book: https://www.pitt.edu/~jdnorton/papers/material_theory/material.html

Speakers:  Richard Dawid, Leah Henderson, Michel Janssen, Molly Kao, Jonathan Livengood, Wendy Parker, Elay Shech, David Wallace

Seminar Leaders:  Jonathan Bain, Nora Boyd, Jeremy Butterfield, Siska De Baerdemaeker, Balazs Gyenis, Eric Hatleback, Dasha Pruss, Bryan W. Roberts, Chris Smeenk

Organizing Committee:
John Earman, Bryan W. Roberts, Elay Shech

For more info (and find lodging): Joyce McDonald, pittcntr at pitt.edu
Bryan W. Roberts,  b.w.roberts at lse.ac.uk
Elay Shech, ezs0038 at auburn.edu

Sponsored by the Center for Philosophy of Science

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October 2018: What's new? LUNCHTIME TALKS. Speakers this month will be: Janella Baxter, Chunghyoung Lee, Robert Audi, Naftali Weinberger, Deivide Garcia da Silva Oliveira, and Ronaldo Vigo.



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