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SUMMARY:7th René Descartes Lectures: Philip Kitcher on Progress in Science\, Mathematics\, and Values
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LOCATION:Tilburg University\, Tilburg\, Netherlands\, 5037AB
DESCRIPTION:<p>7th Ren&eacute\; Descartes Lectures&nbsp\;2020</p>\n<p><em>Pragmatic Naturalism: Progress in Science\, Mathematics\, and Values</em></p>\n<p>Professor Philip Kitcher\, Columbia University</p>\n<p>14-16 October 2020</p>\n<p>Tilburg University\, The Netherlands</p>\n<p>Every other year\, a distinguished philosopher is invited to deliver a series of three lectures\, the Ren&eacute\; Descartes Lectures\, at the&nbsp\;Tilburg Center for Logic\, Ethics\, and Philosophy of Science (TiLPS</a>) of the&nbsp\;University of Tilburg</a>&nbsp\;in The Netherlands.</p>\n<p>In keeping with the mission of TiLPS\, which is to advance understanding of the foundations of knowledge\, reasoning and value in all their forms\, the aim of the Descartes Lectures is to provide a forum for philosophers of science\, logicians\, ethicists\, and scientists to engage with fundamental philosophical questions about contemporary scientific and societal challenges.</p>\n<p>So far\, the philosophers invited to deliver the Ren&eacute\; Descartes Lectures at Tilburg&nbsp\;included</a>: Linda Radzik on social punishment (2018)\, Heather Douglas on values in science (2016)\, Hannes Leitgeb on belief and credence (2014)\, Cristina Bicchieri on social norms (2012)\, Ian Hacking on objectivity and the practice of science (2010)\, and Huw Price on pragmatism and naturalism (2008).</p>\n<p>In 2020\, Professor&nbsp\;Philip Kitche</a>r (Columbia University\, USA) will provide a detailed account of his views on progress in science\, mathematics and value theory. Kitcher will deliver one lecture per day. Each lecture will be followed by an invited&nbsp\;commentary</a>\, and a workshop related to the questions raised by the lectures. Professors Cheryl Misak (University of Toronto\, Canada)\, Michela Massimi (University of Edinburgh\, UK) and James Conant (Chicago University\, USA\; and Leipzig University\, Germany) will comment on Kitcher&rsquo\;s lectures\, and more researchers will present during the corresponding workshop.&nbsp\;</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Matteo Colombo;CN=Caroline Harnacke;CN=Sander Verhaegh:
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