Heart of Science: Book Workshop

In his latest book, Heart of Science: A Philosophy of Scientific Inquiry (https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/H/bo257658927.html), Jacob Stegenga, professor of philosophy at Nanyang Technological University, and author of Medical Nihilism and Care and Cure: An Introduction to Philosophy of Medicine, argues for a novel epistemology of science that contends that good science need not attain its aims, but it must justify its claims.

The workshop will feature discussions and comments on the book by Axel Gelfert, Catarina Dutilh Novaes, Wendy Parker, Angela Potochnik, Silvia de Toffoli, and Peter Vickers, with graduate student commentaries by Yuang Chen, Luca Molinari, and Anish Seal, and a round-table discussion featuring Jacob and the invited speakers.

This event precedes the Asian Philosophy of Science Association's inaugural meeting and is part of a week of events related to the philosophy of science at NTU Singapore. To find out more, please visit: https://www.ntu.edu.sg/soh/news-events/conferences/apsa-2026.