Models & Inferences in Science - Workshop
Models & Inferences in Science
11-13 September 2014
Villa Mirafiori - Via Carlo Fea 2 - 00161 - Rome
Room XII
Description
Program
Organization
Description
Science continually contributes new models and rethinks old ones. The way inferences are made is constantly being re-evaluated. The practice and achievements of science are both shaped by this process, so it is useful to understand how models and inferences are made. This conference sets out to investigate the way we employ these tools. Different viewpoints will be examined.
Discussion will include:
- the role of the models;
- how science shapes our conceptions of models;
- how to model the pursuit of scientific knowledge;
- the relation between our conception of models and our conception of science;
- the comparison of different models in different scientific domains;
- models and scientific explanation;
- models in the semantic view of theories;
- the applicability of mathematical models to the world;
- our conceptions of inference in our conceptions of science;
- the relation between models and inferences;
- inference as a means for acquiring new knowledge.
Program
Thursday 11 September 2014
10:00-10:10 Opening: Stefano Petrucciani, head Department of Philosophy video
10:10-11:10 James Ladyman (University of Bristol), Revisiting the Semantic Approach video
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11:30-12:30 Lorenzo Magnani (University of Pavia), Scientific Models Are Distributed and Never Abstract video
Chairman: Thomas Nickles
15:00-16:00 Emiliano Ippoliti (Sapienza University of Rome), Ways of Advancing Knowledge. A Lesson from Knot Theory and Topology video
16:00-17:00 Carlo Cellucci (Sapienza University of Rome), Models of Science and Models in Science video
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17:20-18:20 Thomas Nickles (University of Nevada – Reno), Toward a Frontier Theory of Inquiry video
Chairman: Emily Grosholz
20:30 Social Dinner
Friday 12 September
10:00-11:00 Fabio Sterpetti (Sapienza University of Rome), Scientific Realism, the Semantic View of Theories and Evolutionary Biology video
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11:20-12:20 Juha Saatsi (University of Leeds), Models, Idealisations, and Realist Commitments video
12:20-13:00 A tribute to Carlo Cellucci, Chaired by Giovanna Corsi (University of Bologne), President of SILFS (Italian Society for Logic and Philosophy of Science) video
Chairman: Lorenzo Magnani
15:15-16:15 Emily Grosholz (Penn State University), Solar System, Galaxy, Cosmos: How Models Work in Astronomy video
16:15-17:15 Raffaella Campaner (University of Bologne), Representing, Explaining and Intervening: On Modeling Disorders video
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17:40-18:40 Richard Dawid (Ludwig Maximilian University – Munich), Modelling Scientific Confirmation video
Chairman: James Ladyman
Saturday 13 September 2014
09:40-10:40 Sorin Bangu (University of Bergen), Wigner’s Puzzle: Unreasonably Effective? video
10:40-11:40 Cesare Cozzo (Sapienza University of Rome), Dummett on Inference video
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12:00-13:00 Reuben Hersh* (University of New Mexico), Mathematics as an Empirical Phenomenon, Subject to Modeling (*Emily Grosholz’s reading) video
Chairman: Carlo Cellucci
For the complete program with the abstract of the papers, click here.
Donald Gillies (UCL)
Emily Grosholz (Penn State University)
Emiliano Ippoliti (Sapienza University of Rome)
Lorenzo Magnani (University of Pavia)
Carlo Cellucci (Sapienza University of Rome)
Mirella Capozzi (Sapienza University of Rome)
Fabio Sterpetti (Sapienza University of Rome)
organizing committee:
Emiliano Ippoliti (Sapienza University of Rome)
Giulia Miotti (Sapienza University of Rome)
Antonio Piccolomini d'Aragona (Aix-Marseille Université)
Fabio Sterpetti (Sapienza University of Rome)
financial support:
- PRIN-MIUR
- Studio Ippoliti SrL
organization and info:
Emiliano Ippoliti - emi.ippoliti@gmail.com
Fabio Sterpetti - fabiosterpetti@alice.it
Philevent: http://philevents.org/event/show/15235