NNPS2015 Nordic Network for Philosophy of Science April 23-24, 2015 Helsinki Program 11.50 12.50 Registration Thursday April 23, 2015 12.50 13.00 Opening Uskali Mäki 13.00 14.15 Plenary Session 1 Maria Kronfeldner (Central European University), The right to ignore: An epistemic defense of the nature/culture divide (Chair: Michiru Nagatsu, University of Helsinki) 14.15 14.30 Short Break 14.30 16.45 Parallel Session 1A Scientific Reasoning (Chair: Marion Godman, University of Helsinki) Anita Leirfall (University of Bergen). On the discovery of the concept of space commentary: Simonluca Pinna (Università degli Studi di Cagliari) Emmanuel Genot (Lund University) and Agneta Gulz (Lund University). Holmes, deduction and Inquiry: A cognitive approach to Hintikka s interrogative model of inquiry commentary: Jean-Marie Chevalier Marc Champagne. Timelines and the growth of historical knowledge commentary: Emmanuel J. Genot (Lund University) 14.30 16.45 Parallel Session 1B Room 261 General Philosophy of Science (Chair: Manuela Fernández Pinto, University of Helsinki) Saana Jukola (University of Jyväskylä and University of Helsinki). Meta-analysis and the ideals of objectivity commentary: Frank Zenker (Lund University) Ave Mets (University of Tartu). Normativity of scientific laws commentary: Luigi Scorzato Christian Erbacher (University of Bergen). The history of editing Wittgenstein as an example for SSH studies commentary: Ave Mets (University of Tartu)
14.30 16.45 Parallel Session 1C Room 360 Causation and Counterfactual Explanation (Chair: Alessandra Basso, University of Helsinki) Adrian Boutel (University of Cambridge). Are selected kinds causal? commentary: Samuli Pöyhönen Alexander Reutlinger (LMU München). The counterfactual account of scientific explanation. A unified account of non-causal and causal explanations in science commentary: Insa Lawler (University of Duisburg-Essen) Samuel Fletcher (LMU München). Counterfactuals within scientific theories commentary: Alexander Reutlinger (LMU München) 16.45 17.15 Long Break 17.15 19.30 Parallel Session 2A Philosophy of Physics (Chair: Carlo Proietti, Lund University) Michael Cuffaro (LMU München). On the limits of classical computational systems commentary: Samuel Fletcher (LMU München) Lars-Göran Johansson (Uppsala University). Non-local correlations commentary: Ilkka Pättiniemi Simonluca Pinna (Università degli Studi di Cagliari) and Simone Pinna (Università degli Studi di Cagliari). The epistemological importance of geometrical notions commentary: Marc Champagne 17.15 19.30 Parallel Session 2B Room 261 Scientific Realism (Chair: Caterina Marchionni, University of Helsinki) Rune Nyrup (Durham University). How perspectival realism is and isn t realist commentary: Carlo Martini Iulian Toader (University of Bucharest). Aki Lehtinen Idealization, inequivalence, indeterminacy commentary: Angelo Cei (University of Rome Roma Tre ). The epistemic structural realist program. Some interference commentary: Georg Schiemer (University of Vienna) 17.15 19.30 Parallel Session 2C Room 360 Scientific Explanation and Statistics (Chair: Frank Zenker, Lund University) Insa Lawler (University of Duisburg-Essen). Does statistical null hypothesis significance testing provide knowledge? commentary: Sanna Jukola (University of Jyväskylä and University of Helsinki) Beate Krickel (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin). What are Mechanisms? - Different ways of being regular commentary: Munir Cem Kayaligil (Central European University) Munir Cem Kayaligil (Central European University). There is no (ontic) interlevel mechanistic explanation commentary: Beate Krickel (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) 20.00 Dinner at Virgin Oil Co. Mannerheimintie 5, 00100 Helsinki
Friday April 24, 2015 9.30 11.00 Parallel Session 3A Philosophy of Biology (Chair: Tomi Kokkonen, University of Helsinki) Christopher Austin (University of Nottingham). The Genetic realization of dispositional properties commentary: Adrian Boutel (University of Cambridge) Edit Talpsepp (University of Tartu). Essentialism-related reasoning patterns and the Darwinian revolution commentary: Christopher Austin (University of Nottingham) 9.30 11.00 Parallel Session 3B Room 167 Scientific Progress and Theory Change (Chair: Carlo Martini, University of Helsinki) George Masterton (Lund University), Frank Zenker (Lund University) and Peter Gärdenfors (Lund University). Conceptual spaces, structural realisms, and continuity in theory change commentary: Angelo Cei (University of Rome Roma Tre ) Luigi Scorzato. A simple model of scientific progress based on only two cognitive values commentary: Iulian Toader (University of Bucharest) 11.00 11.15 Short Break 11.15 12.45 Parallel Session 4A Scientific Evidence and Confirmation (Chair: Chiara Lisciandra, University of Helsinki) Aki Lehtinen. Allocating confirmation with robustness commentary: Corrado Matta (Stockholm University) Corrado Matta (Stockholm University). Confirmation and qualitative research commentary: Michael Cuffaro (LMU München) 11.15 12.45 Parallel Session 4B Room 167 Scientific Reasoning (Chair: Ahti-Veikko Pietarinen, University of Helsinki and Tallinn University of Technology) Jean-Marie Chevalier. Diagrams as a tool for scientific reasoning commentary: Christian Erbacher (University of Nottingham) Benoit Gaultier. Peirce on belief and explanatory hypotheses commentary: Rune Nyrup (Durham University) 12.45 14.00 Lunch Break 14.00 14.45 NNPS Society Meeting Room 347 15.00 16.30 Parallel Session 5A Truth (Chair: Aki Lehtinen, University of Helsinki) canceled Marco Marletta (University of Palermo). Alethic pluralism and scientific truth commentary: Benoit Gaultier Georg Schiemer (University of Vienna). What is theoretical truth? commentary: Ilkka Niiniluoto
15.00 16.30 Parallel Session 5B Room 167 General Philosophy of Science (Chair: Michiru Nagatsu, University of Helsinki) Olle Blomberg (University of Copenhagen). Team agency, framing and Frege cases commentary: Carlo Proietti (Lund University) Carlo Proietti (Lund University) and Antonio Franco (Lund University). Social norms and free-riding in academia commentary: Olle Blomberg (University of Copenhagen) 16.30 16.45 Short Break 16.45 18.00 Plenary Session 2 Room 302 Vincent Hendricks (University of Copenhagen), Bubbles in Science and Society (Chair: Carlo Martini, University of Helsinki)
THURSDAY APRIL 23, 2015 FRIDAY APRIL 24, 2015 NOTES ON THE SESSIONS: 9.30 11.00 9.30 11.00 Room 167 All sessions are 45 minutes long; chairs should allow a few minutes before the end of a session to let participants switch sessions. Parallel Session 3A Philosophy of Biology Chair: Tomi Kokkonen Parallel Session 3B Scientific Progress and Theory Change Chair: Carlo Martini Talk time: 25' Commentary time: 5' Discussion: 15' 11.15 12.45 Parallel Session 4A Scientific Evidence and Confirmation 11.15 12.45 Room 167 Parallel Session 4B Scientific Reasoning 11.50 12.50 REGISTRATION Athena, Siltavuorenpenger 3A, 00170 Helsinki Chair: Chiara Lisciandra Chair: Ahti- Veikko Pietarinen 12.50 13.00 OPENING LUNCH BREAK 13.00 14.15 Plenary Session Maria Kronfelder The right to ignore: An epistemic defense of the nature/culture divide Chair: Michiru Nagatsu 15.00 16.30 14.00-14.45 NNPS Society Meeting Room 347 15.00 16.30 Room 167 14.30 16.45 Parallel Session 1A Scientific Reasoning Chair: Marion Godman 14.30 16.45 Room 261 Parallel Session 1B General Philosophy of Science Chair: Manuela Fernández Pinto 14.30 16.45 Room 360 Parallel Session 1C Causation, Counterfactuals and Explanation Chair: Alessandra Basso Parallel Session 5A Truth Chair: Aki Lehtinen 16.45 18.00 Plenary Session Room 302 Parallel Session 5B General Philosophy of Science Chair: Michiru Nagatsu LONG BREAK Vincent Hendricks Bubbles in Science and Society Chair: Carlo Martini 17.15 19.30 Parallel Session 2A Philosophy of Physics 17.15 19.30 Room 261 Parallel Session 2B Scientific Realism 17.15 19.30 Room 360 Parallel Session 2C Scientific Explanation Venue: all talks will be in the Athena building. Address: Siltavuorenpenger 3A, 00170 Helsinki. Chair: Carlo Proietti Chair: Caterina Marchionni Chair: Frank Zenker Dinner: Virgin Oil Co. Address: Mannerheimintie 5, 00100 Helsinki (à la carte menu, registration is required) 20.00 DINNER