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5th May 2016 from TwitLonger
Explanation and evidence of mechanisms across the sciences, Kent
Explanation and evidence of mechanisms across the sciences
Monday 16 May 2016, 9am - 5pm, KLT 2, University of Kent, University Rd, Canterbury CT2 7NP.
Mechanism-based accounts of scientific discovery, explanation, and metaphysics have recently become very popular in philosophy of science. These accounts are based on close examination of scientific practice rather than abstract theorizing from philosophical first principles, and the analyses they provide are often tailored to fit their primary source material, usually the molecular life sciences. Comparatively little attention has been given to questions of whether the norms of evaluating mechanistic evidence and explanations are (or should be) similar across diverse mechanistic research programs, and whether the proposed metaphysics of mechanisms are adequate to support the evidential and explanatory roles of mechanisms across the sciences. This workshop will focus on these and related questions in an intense one day setting.
Program
9.00-10.00 Jürgen Landes – ‘Role of mechanisms in causal inference in pharmacology’
15min break
10.15-11.15 Gry Oftedal – ‘Intervention and explanation in research on targeted cancer treatment’
11.15-12.15 Julian Reiss – ‘Evidential reasoning about a target without extrapolation?’
Lunch 12.15-13.45
13.45-14.45 Beate Krickel – ‘Against activities’
14.45-15.45 Phyllis Illari & Brendan Clarke – 'Heuristics and inference methods'
15min break
16.00-17.00 Jaakko Kuorikoski – TBA
Contact: Veli-Pekka Parkkinen, v.k.parkkinen@kent.ac.uk
The event is free and no formal registration is required, but please contact Veli-Pekka Parkkinen if you plan to attend.
Kind regards,
Veli-Pekka Parkkinen
Veli-Pekka Parkkinen
Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy
University of Kent