[PhilPhys] Workshop: Models, Explanations, and Realism about Quantum Physics (Leeds, 17 January)

[Juha Saatsi]

*Models, Explanations, and Realism about Quantum Physics*

University of Leeds

Centre for the History and Philosophy of Science


The workshop is part of the ARHC Scientific Realism and the Quantum Project.

http://arts.leeds.ac.uk/raq


January 17, 2017

Speakers:

Alisa Bokulich (Boston)
Dennis Dieks (Utrecht)
Soazig LeBihan (Montana)
Michela Massimi (Edinburgh)
Juha Saatsi (Leeds)

Schedule:

9.30 Arrivals

10.00-11.10        Saatsi: Scientific realism meets metaphysics of quantum
mechanics

11.10-11.40        Coffee

11.40-12.50        Dieks: Realism and Explanation in Quantum Mechanics: a
Bohrian Perspective

12.50-13.40        Lunch

13.40-14.50        Massimi (Edinburgh): Perspectival modelling in
contemporary high-energy physics

15.00-16.10        LeBihan (Montana): Understanding Quantum Foundations

16.10-16.35        Coffee

16.35-17.45        Bokulich (Boston):  Losing Sight of the Forest for the
Ψ: A Call for a Successor to the Realism Question

18.00 Finish, then drinks / dinner

Venue: Botany House, University of Leeds


Registration is free, but places are limited. Please contact Juha Saatsi (
J.T.Saatsi at leeds.ac.uk) by Tuesday 10th January if you are interested in
attending or have any questions about the event.

The workshop is part of the ARHC Scientific Realism and the Quantum Project

For abstracts, see:

http://arts.leeds.ac.uk/raq/events/workshop-models-explanations-and-realism-about-quantum-physics/
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