[PhilPhys] Center for Philosophy of Science, Upcoming

[Center for Philosophy of Science]

The Center for Philosophy of Science will be hosting all events for the month of September VIRTUALLY in order to be compliant with the University of Pittsburgh’s COVID-19 guidelines.  We welcome you to attend our virtual events.  REGISTRATION is required for all events.


LUNCHTIME TALKS:

The Lunchtime Talk series will be ONLINE in September.  Speakers include: Liam Bright, Mike Dietrich, Mark Wilson, Subrena Smith, and Yolonda Wilson.  Visit our September calendar to view titles and abstracts for the talks and to REGISTER.

https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/events/2020-09/


61ST ANNUAL LECTURE SERIES:

The first lecture in this year’s Annual Lecture Series will be held VIRTUALLY on Friday, September 25th at 3:30PM Eastern Time.

SPEAKER:  Dr. Elizabeth Schechter, Indiana University, Department of Philosophy and the Cognitive Science Program

TITLE:  Self-Consciousness After Split-Brain Surgery

MORE INFORMATION (including abstract and REGISTRATION LINK): https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/event/als-e-schechter/


WHO'S VISITING NEXT:

Senior Visiting Fellow:  Nicholas Huggett (due to uncertainties with COVID-19, Nick will arrive in January 2021)

Visiting Fellows Fall 2020:  Nic Fillion, Diane O’Leary, Mak Pedroso, and Ed Slowik

Postdoctoral Fellows:  Mike Schneider (all year) and Riet van Bork (due to travel restrictions regarding COVID-19, Riet will arrive in January 2021)


ANNOUNCING A NEW JOURNAL:  PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE

The mission of Philosophy of Medicine is to serve as the flagship journal for the field by advancing research in philosophy of medicine, by engaging widely with medicine, health sciences and the public, and by providing open-access content for all.

Website:  https://philmed.pitt.edu/philmed

Sponsorship for the journal is provided by the Center for Philosophy of Science.


THE PROBLEM OF COGNITIVE ONTOLOGY, IMPLICATIONS FOR SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE:

The conference was postponed from Spring to Fall 2020 due to COVID-19.  This conference will now be held as a semester-long, virtual seminar series.  We welcome your participation. More information about the Problem of Cognitive Ontology, including a REGISTRATION LINK and the seminar schedule, can be found on our conference webpage:  https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/cogont/.


CALL FOR ABSTRACTS:

Submit via Easy Chair by November 30th. https://easychair.org/account/signin?l=miDMwQBBxKaku07CNnGzUL#

Ancestry:  Evidence, Inference, and Identity is a virtual conference being hosted by the Center for Philosophy of Science on January 22-23, 2021.

Please click this link for more information:  https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/event/ancestry/


See details about upcoming events, Visiting Fellows, and more on the Center homepage.

Center for Philosophy of Science

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA USA

Edouard Machery, Director

Inquiries:  pittcntr at pitt.edu

Website:  https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu<https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/>



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