[PhilPhys] Tuesday - Clark Glymour - Hans Reichenbach, The Direction of Time, Conjunctive Forks, The Principle of the Common Cause, and Maybe Some More

[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>*.

If you would like information about Fellowship positions for the
2026-2027 academic year, please see the bottom of this notice.

*Lunch Time Talk -  Clark Glymour*
*Tuesday, April 8th @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT*

Can’t make it in-person? This talk will be available online through the
following:  Zoom – https://pitt.zoom.us/j/94045293838
<https://pitt.zoom.us/j/94045293838>

*Title:  Hans Reichenbach, The Direction of Time, Conjunctive Forks, The
Principle of the Common Cause, and Maybe Some More*
Abstract:  I will talk about Reichenbach’s posthumous book, *The Direction
of Time*. My story is a little personal because the book changed my life, I
think for the better. Focusing on his “macroscopic definition” of the
direction of time, I will explain why that part of *The Direction of Time* is
a brilliant disaster that attempted to formulate principles connecting
probability with causality. I will describe some ways in which I think what
he wrote has been widely misunderstood, including the distinction between
“contexts of discovery” and “contexts of justification.” Most importantly,
I will describe the tension he recognized–but his commentators have
not–between “the Principle of the Common Cause” and “conjunctive forks,”
and his rather desperate attempt to resolve that difficulty

*Information about 2026 - 2027 Fellowships*
 If you would like information about our Fellowships please visit our
websites. Applications will open late Fall.

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

*Visiting Fellows Program:*
https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/programs/visiting-fellows/program-overview/

The 2026 - 2027 Fellows will join *Senior Visiting Fellow, **Nick Huggett*
 - *Huggett, Nick | Philosophy | University of Illinois Chicago
<https://phil.uic.edu/profiles/huggett-nick/>*



*Huggett, Nicholas - The Center for Philosophy of Science
<https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/fellows/4512/>*
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