Understanding, in Science and Beyond

This is the first event in a series of online workshops affiliated with the international research project "Understanding Progress, in Science and Beyond", which is hosted at the University of Iceland. 

The theme of this first workshop is the epistemic notion of understanding and will consist of three talks. The event is open to all who are interested in listening in and/or participating in the Q&A. The schedule is as follows: 

13:30 GMT - Zoom chat opens (see details below)

14:00 GMT - María Martínez-Ordaz (Rio): Understanding Defective Theories: A structuralist approach to scientific understanding.

14:35 GMT - Federica Malfatti (Innsbruck): Understanding Phenomena (To Some Extent)

15:10 GMT - Michael Strevens (NYU): Understanding Explanatory Esoterica

16:10 GMT - Event ends

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Zoom details

Topic: Understanding, in Science and Beyond

Time: Jul 28, 2020 01:30 PM Reykjavik

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