London-Paris-Tilburg Workshop
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Logic and Philosophy of Science 1
Paris, 07.12.2007
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Synopsis
This is a series of workshops, which are jointly organized by Roman Frigg
(Department of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science, London
School of Economics), Jacques Dubucs (Sorbonne and Institut d’Histoire
et de Philosophie des Sciences et des Techniques, Paris I / CNRS / ENS)
and Stephan Hartmann. There will be two or three workshops per year and
their objective is that both members of faculty and research students from
all institutions involved as well as guests from outside get together to discuss
their recent research.
Organizers: Roman Frigg (LSE), Jacques Dubucs (University of Paris),
Stephan Hartmann (Tilburg University)
Keynote Speakers
Mikaël Cozic (University of Paris), Olivier Darrigol (CSTMS), Roman Frigg
(LSE), Sebastian Lutz (University of Munich), Jan Sprenger (Tilburg University), Charlotte Werndl (LSE)
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Program
Friday 24.10
09:15 - 09:30
09:30 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:00
12:00 - 01:00
01:00 - 02:30
02:30 - 03:30
03.30 - 03.30
03:30 - 04:30
05.00 - 06.00
Jacques Dubucs, Roman Frigg and Stephan Hartmann:
Welcome
Olivier Darrigol: The Modular Structure of Physical Theories
Coffee Break
Roman Frigg: Models and Fiction
Jan Sprenger: Science without Models: Resampling Methods
in Statistical Inference
Lunch
Sebastian Lutz: Criteria of Significance as a Tool in Discussions about Reduction
Charlotte Werndl: On the Justification and Formation of
Definitions: The Case of Deterministic Chaos
Coffee Break
Mikaël Cozic: Probabilistic Unawareness
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