French-Fest

In honour of Prof. Steven French upon his retirement after forty years of philosophy of science.

Steven’s students, friends and colleagues from across the world.

Day 1: 21. June

12:00-12:10
Welcome

12:10–12:55
Samuel Schindler (Aarhus)
“Predictivism and ad hoc-ness: an empirical study”

13:00–13:45
Peter Vickers (Durham)
“Identifying Future-Proof Science”

13:50-14:35
Michel Ghins (Louvain)
“Scientific realism without abduction”

Break – Coffee etc.

15:25–16:10
Otavio Bueno (Miami)
“Structure and Modality: A Modal Way” (Zoom)

16:15–17:00
Kerry McKenzie (San Diego)
“How to do things with structures: on some non-cognitive elements in the work of Steven French”

Drinks and Dinner

Day 2: 22. June

10:00-10:45
Callum Duguid (Leeds)
TBA

10:50-11:35
Colin McCullough-Benner (Leeds)
“Exploring the Space Between Semantic and Inferential Accounts of Scientific Representation.”

11:40-12:25
James Fraser (Durham)
“On the Epistemology of Infinite Quantum Systems”

Break – lunch

13:25-14:10
James Ladyman (Bristol)
“The Model-Theoretic Approach to Scientific Theories and Ontic Structural Realism”

14:15-15:00
Alice Murphy (Munich)
“Agency in an Aesthetics of Science”

15:05-15:50
Anjan Chakravartty (Miami)
“Vikings, Toolboxes, Goldilocks, and Metaphysics: Pragmatist Challenges for Scientific Realism”

15:50-16:00
Close

Venue: Civil Engineering LT A (1.10), University of Leeds.

Inquires to J.T.Saatsi@leeds.ac.uk