EENPS online seminar
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Dear members,
We are announcing an online seminar in scope of the East European Network for Philosophy of Science (EENPS) with the aim of bringing together researchers from different parts of Europe, increasing their visibility, and facilitating dialog among them. The seminar will cover a wide range of topics with the goal of presenting a multitude of approaches to philosophy of science and its importance. The meetings will be online (via Zoom).
The seminar will take place on the following dates with the following confirmed speakers:
For more information please contact eenphilsci@gmail.com.
Borut Trpin and Vlasta Sikimić, the organizers
We are announcing an online seminar in scope of the East European Network for Philosophy of Science (EENPS) with the aim of bringing together researchers from different parts of Europe, increasing their visibility, and facilitating dialog among them. The seminar will cover a wide range of topics with the goal of presenting a multitude of approaches to philosophy of science and its importance. The meetings will be online (via Zoom).
The seminar will take place on the following dates with the following confirmed speakers:
- March 4, 2021. 17:30 (CET). Charlotte Werndl, University of Salzburg. On Defining Climate and Climate Change.
- Abstract:
How to define climate and climate change is conceptually interesting, but choosing good definitions is also vital from a pragmatic perspective. Adopting definitions with serious problems can lead to wrong judgments about climate and climate change and may imply that there is no relation to observational records such as the past mean surface temperature changes. This paper aims to provide a clear and thorough conceptual analysis of the main candidates for a definition of climate and climate change. Five desiderata on a definition of climate are presented: it should be empirically applicable, it should correctly classify different climates, it should not depend on our knowledge, is should be applicable to the past, present and future and it should be mathematically well-defined. Then three of the most important definitions are discussed: climate as distribution over time when the external conditions vary as in reality, climate as distribution over time relative to regimes of varying external conditions, and climate as the ensemble distribution when the external conditions vary as in reality. The conclusion is that most definitions encounter serious problems and that the second Definition is most promising.
- Abstract:
- March 18, 2021. 17.00 (CET). Henk W. de Regt, Radboud University. "Understanding, values and the aims of science."
- April 1, 2021. 17.00 (CET). Martin Zach, Czech Academy of Sciences and Charles University.
- April 22, 2021. 17.00 (CET). Samir Okasha, University of Bristol.
- April 29, 2021. 17.00 (CET). Magdalena Małecka, University of Helsinki/IAS Princeton.
- May 13, 2021. 17.00 (CET). Maria Kronfeldner, Central European University.
- May 27, 2021. 17.00 (CET). Dunja Šešelja, TU Eindhoven.
For more information please contact eenphilsci@gmail.com.
Borut Trpin and Vlasta Sikimić, the organizers
