[PhilPhys] Lunch Time Talk Dec. 6th - Eric Hochstein - Mechanistic Mayhem

[Center for Phil Sci]

The Center for Philosophy of Science invites you to join us for our Lunch
Time Talk.  Attend in person, Room 1117 on the 11th floor of the Cathedral
of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh or visit our live stream on
YouTube at *https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg
<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg>*.

*Lunch Time Talk -  Eric Hochstein  *
Eric's 5 Minute Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OCtWNPVdXA
*Friday, December 6th @ **12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT*
Join online:  https://pitt.zoom.us/j/98488878660

*Title: Mechanistic Mayhem*

Abstract: Mechanistic theories of explanation are widely held in the
philosophy of science, especially in  philosophy of biology, neuroscience
and cognitive science. While such theories remain dominant in the field,
there have been an increasing number of challenges raised against them over
the past decade.  These challenges include arguments that mechanistic
explanations can lead to incoherence, triviality, or deviate too far from
how scientists in the life sciences genuinely employ the term “mechanism”.
In this talk, I argue that these disputes are fueled, in part, by the
running together of distinct questions and concerns regarding mechanisms,
representations of mechanisms, and mechanistic explanation. More care and
attention to how these are distinct from one another, but also the various
ways they might relate, can help to defuse some of these disputes.
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