Experiment, Conceptual Change, and Scientific Realism

We are pleased to announce the programme (see below) of the workshop
"Experiment, Conceptual Change, and Scientific Realism", that will be held
at the University of Athens, Department of Philosophy and History of
Science, Greece (2 - 3 May 2014).


Friday, 2 May 2014, 5:00 – 7:45pm
Venue: Argiriadis Hall, Central Building of the University of Athens, 30
Panepistimiou Str.

5:00 – 5:45 Hasok Chang, University of Cambridge
“Can we make sense of measurement outside of a realist framework?”

5:45 – 6:30 Hanne Andersen, University of Aarhus
“Investigating entities' lifelines”

6:30 – 7:00 Coffee Break

7:00 – 7:45 Robert Nola, University of Auckland
“Realism, reference, Ramsification and causal descriptivism: the case of
the electron as an illustration”

8:00 – 10:00 Workshop dinner – Cultural Center of the University of Athens

Saturday, 3 May 2014, 10:00am – 1:30pm
Venue: Department of Philosophy and History of Science, University Campus

10:00 – 10:45 Theodore Arabatzis, University of Athens
“The philosophy of experiment meets the causal theory of reference”

10:45 – 11:30 Uljana Feest, University of Hannover
“Test validity and the problematic status of implicit social cognition”

11:30 – 12:00 Coffee Break

12:00 – 12:45 Irene Goudarouli, University of Athens
“Historicizing concepts in history of science: a methodological suggestion”

12:45 – 13:30 Friedrich Steinle, Technical University of Berlin
“Conceptual change and ontological agnosticism: the case of lines of force”


This workshop is co-financed by the European Union (European Social
Fund - ESF) and Greek national funds through the Operational Program
"Education and Lifelong Learning" of the National Strategic Reference
Framework (NSRF) - Research Funding Program: THALIS -UOA- Aspects and
Prospects of Realism in the Philosophy of Science and Mathematics
(APRePoSMa).


Irene Goudarouli
Phd Student and Research Assistant
Department of Philosophy and History of Science
Athens University, Greece

http://old.phs.uoa.gr/hst/Students/Goudarouli.html