Fourth LSE Graduate Conference in Philosophy of Probability

June 5, 2014 - June 7, 2014
Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London School of Economics and Political Science

2.06
Lakatos Building, 7 Portugal Street
London WC2A 2AE
United Kingdom

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Speakers:

Joe Halpern
Cornell University
Hannes Leitgeb
Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München
Miklós Rédei
LSE
Katya Tentori
University of Trento

Organisers:

Goreti Faria
London School of Economics and Political Science
Alexandru Marcoci
London School of Economics and Political Science
James Nguyen
London School of Economics and Political Science
Rosa Runhardt
London School of Economics and Political Science

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Update: We are pleased to announce that Joe Halpern, Cornell University, will be our fourth keynote speaker.


The Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science announces its Fourth Graduate Conference in Philosophy of Probability to be held at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Conference Description

Submissions are invited from graduate students and early career researchers (up to two years after the award of their PhD). Papers may be on any topic within the philosophy of probability, including, but not limited to, Bayesian epistemology, the foundations of statistics, decision theory and probabilistic causation. We especially encourage submissions on applications of probabilities in the natural, social and medical sciences.

Important Dates

Deadline for submissions: 23 March 2014

Notification of acceptance: 6 April 2014

Conference: 6-7 June 2014

Submission Information

Authors are asked to submit short abstracts of up to 250 words and extended abstracts of up to 1500 words, prepared for blind-review, through our EasyChair Conference page:

https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=gcpplse4.

Authors of accepted papers will have 20 minutes to present their work followed by 10 minutes of discussion.

Travel Grants

There are 6 travel grants of up to 150 GBP available to help authors of accepted papers to cover the costs of their travel and accommodation. The selection will be made based on merit. Please indicate in your submission if you wish to be taken into consideration for a travel grant.

Programme Committee

Seamus Bradley (Munich), Alexandru Marcoci (LSE), James Nguyen (LSE), Rosa Runhardt (LSE), Orri Stefansson (LSE/Paris), Goreti Faria (LSE)

Acknowledgements

The organisers acknowledge the generous support of the LSE Annual Fund, the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, and the British Society for the Philosophy of Science.

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