[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 October 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 October.  Speakers include: James Woodward, Mak Pedroso, Diane O’Leary, Ed Slowik, Nic Fillion, and Mike Schneider.  Visit our October calendar to view titles and abstracts for the talks and to REGISTER.

https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/events/2020-10/


CENTER DEBATES:

This NEW initiative at the Center will start on Tuesday, October 6th at 12PM Eastern Time with our first edition:  “Center Debates: Fake News.” Come listen to Dr. Hugo Mercier and Dr. Cailin O'Connor address the question: Why do people believe in fake news and conspiracy theories?

More information (including a registration link) can be found here:

https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/event/debates-fake-news/


61ST ANNUAL LECTURE SERIES:

Two lectures in the series will be given virtually this month.


SPEAKER:  Dr. Stéphanie Ruphy (Ecole Normale Supérieure – Université PSL)

TITLE:  Science Policies and the Unpredictability of Scientific Inquiry

DATE/TIME:  Friday, October 9th at 11AM Eastern Time

MORE INFORMATION (including an abstract and a REGISTRATION LINK):

https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/event/als-s-ruphy/


SPEAKER:  Matt Haber (University of Utah)

TITLE:  The Species Problem Problem and the No Solution Solution

DATE/TIME:  Friday, October 23rd at 3:30PM Eastern Time

MORE INFORMATION (including an abstract and a REGISTRATION LINK):

https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/event/als-m-haber/


WE ARE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR VISITING FELLOWS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS DURING THE 2021-2022 ACADEMIC YEAR

Applications for both programs must be submitted by December 15th, 2020.

For more information on the Visiting Fellows Program, please use this link:  https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/programs/visiting-fellows/program-overview/

For more information about the Postdoctoral Fellowship, please use this link:

https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/programs/postdoc-fellowships/program-overview/


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 is now being 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#<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feasychair.org%2Faccount%2Fsignin%3Fl%3DmiDMwQBBxKaku07CNnGzUL%23&data=02%7C01%7Camm279%40pitt.edu%7Ce5db1aa9547841128fe708d865646e70%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637370829305377916&sdata=CCCdTW9xBrZemiJjK9GJz9P6kwgChnrVqCB870R6w4M%3D&reserved=0>

Ancestry:  Evidence, Inference, and Identity

January 22-23, 2021

Virtual conference being hosted by the Center for Philosophy of Science

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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