[MaFLa] Reminder: invitation to two philosophy talks on 20 and 21 November

[Krisztina Biber]

The CEU Department of Philosophy cordially invites you to two talks
( both as part of its Departmental Colloquium series)
by
Martin Kusch (University of Vienna)
on
`What are the Functions of the Social Sciences in Liberal Democracy?`
Tuesday, 20 November, 2018, 3.30 PM, Nádor 15, Room 103
ABSTRACT
In this paper Kusch criticizes authors -- such as S. Turner, M. Burawoy, or P. Kitcher -- who seek to define the functions of the social sciences using a Rawlsian or Habermasian conception of liberal pluralism or ideal-deliberative democracy. He defends an alternative way to think about the functions of the social sciences; this way takes its lead from R. Geuss' realist political philosophy and C. Mouffe's "agonistic pluralism".

AND
by
Peter Achinstein (Johns Hopkins University)
on
`Holism vs. Particularism: an Evidential Debate`
Wednesday, 21 November, 2018, 5.30 PM, Nádor 15, Room 103
ABSTRACT
The holist claims that systems of hypotheses, not individual ones, receive evidential support.  Particularists claim that systems of hypotheses receive evidential support if and only if each hypothesis in the system does.  In the mid-19th century the philosopher John Stuart Mill and the scientist William Whewell debated this issue with respect to the wave theory of light.  To believe the theory, Mill said, you must find the ether, which is waving.  Whewell replied "not so."  Who was right, and why?



Krisztina Biber
Department of Philosophy
Coordinator
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