Workshop on Philosophy of Science: Eclectic Approaches to Causation and Explanation
December 16-17, 2021
Organizer: dr María del Rosario Martínez-Ordaz and Tomasz Jarmużek
December 16, 2021
16:00-16:15
Tomasz Jarmużek
(Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
Introduction to Emerging Field: Logic and Philosophy of Science
Tomasz Jarmużek
(Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
Introduction to Emerging Field: Logic and Philosophy of Science
17:05-17:55
Michèle Friend
(Université Lille and the George Washington University)
“A Second-Order Formal Language for Chemical Processes”
Michèle Friend
(Université Lille and the George Washington University)
“A Second-Order Formal Language for Chemical Processes”
18:05-18:20 [BREAK]
18:20-19:10
Mateusz Klonowski, Tomasz Jarmużek
(Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
“A logical framework for causal implication”
Mateusz Klonowski, Tomasz Jarmużek
(Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
“A logical framework for causal implication”
19:10-20:00
Fabio Sterpetti
(Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza)
“Counterfactual Accounts of Non-Causal Explanation: The Case of Evolutionary Biology”
Fabio Sterpetti
(Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza)
“Counterfactual Accounts of Non-Causal Explanation: The Case of Evolutionary Biology”
December 17, 2021
15:30-16:20
Jessica Wilson
(University of Toronto)
“The Two-Dimensional Argument Against Materialism”
Jessica Wilson
(University of Toronto)
“The Two-Dimensional Argument Against Materialism”
16:20-17:10
Michał Oleksowicz
(Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
“Ontic and epistemic differentiation: new mechanistic problems for biological classification”
Michał Oleksowicz
(Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
“Ontic and epistemic differentiation: new mechanistic problems for biological classification”
17:10-17:25 [BREAK]
17:25-18:15
Moisés Macías-Bustos
(University of Massachusetts-Amherst and National Autonomous University of Mexico)
“Fundamental and Non-Fundamental Causation in Russell’s Metaphysics of Science”
Moisés Macías-Bustos
(University of Massachusetts-Amherst and National Autonomous University of Mexico)
“Fundamental and Non-Fundamental Causation in Russell’s Metaphysics of Science”
18:15-19:05
Anna Kuszmiruk
(Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
“Change or causality? Bergson on the essence of time in the context of his philosophy of science”
Anna Kuszmiruk
(Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
“Change or causality? Bergson on the essence of time in the context of his philosophy of science”
19:05-19:55
Otávio Bueno
(University of Miami)
“Causation and Explanation: Empiricism and Partial Truth”
Otávio Bueno
(University of Miami)
“Causation and Explanation: Empiricism and Partial Truth”