Philosophy of Science

We will be reading recent papers in Decision Theory (first semester) and Evidential Pluralism (second semester). Further information on the Méthodos website.

Schedule
Sessions will take place at the Logic and Philosophy of Science seminar room (714). During the first semester, they will be held every two Thursdays from 12:00 to 14:00; during the second one, they will take place on Fridays.

  • 06/11/2018: Okasha, S. (2016). On the interpretation of decision theory. Economics & Philosophy32, 1-25.
  • 22/11/2018: Okasha, S. (2011). Theory Choice and Social Choice. Mind120, 83-115. [83-97]
  • 29/11/2018: Okasha, S. (2011). Theory Choice and Social Choice. Mind120, 83-115. [97-115]
  • 22/02/2019: Russo, F. y Williamson, J. (2007). Interpreting Causality in the Health Sciences. International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, 21, 157-170.
  • 01/03/2019: Caterina Marchionni, C., y Reijula, S. (en prensa). What is mechanistic evidence, and why do we need it for evidence-based policy?”. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science.
  • 08/03/2019:  Clarke, B., Gillies, D., Illari, P., Russo, F. y Williamson, J. (2014). Mechanisms and the Evidence Hierarchy.  Topoi, 33, 339-360.
  • 15/03/2019:   Gillies, D. (2019). Causality, Probability, and Medicine. Abingdon: Routledge. [chapters 5, 6 y 7]
  • 01/04/2019:   Gillies, D. (2019). Causality, Probability, and Medicine. Abingdon: Routledge. [Chapters 8, 9, 10 y 11]

Coordinators
Valeriano Iranzo (UV) and Saúl Pérez (UV)

Contact
Saúl Pérez-González (saul.perez@uv.es)

Organization: Methodos

Funding: Leyes, explicación y realismo en ciencias físicas y biomédicas (FFI2016-76799-P) and Department of Philosophy