Karl Popper and Twentieth-First Century Philosophy of Science
Date/Time
6/12/2024 - 6/14/2024
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM CHI
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM CHI
Event Type(s)
Event
Event Description
Karl Popper (1902-1994) is one of the most influential philosophers of science of the 20th century. He famously proposed that falsifiability is the genuine virtue of science and the criterion of the scientific status of a theory. Based on this, he developed a systematic account of scientific method and scientific development, namely, falsificationism. In addition, Popper played an important role in promoting the historical turn in 20th century philosophy of science. The debate over the nature and development of science between him and Thomas Kuhn dominated and sparked many discussions in the late 1960s philosophy of science. Moreover, Popper wrote on a variety of topics, including evolutionary biology, methodological individualism, and probability. However, Popper’s legacy on contemporary philosophy of science is surprisingly thin. Although his writings are still a must-read in any introductory philosophy of science course, there is no lively Popperian philosophy of science. His falsificationism is not viewed as a plausible account of scientific development. Nor is his solution to the problem of induction regarded as a successful or promising move. This conference conference aims to revisit and explore Popper’s legacy for 21st century philosophy of science.
Location
Setting: In-Person
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Clear Water Bay
Hong Kong,
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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Clear Water Bay
Hong Kong,
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Details
Dates
12 - 14 June 2024
Venue
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Keynote Speakers
Donald Gillies (University College London, UK)
John Norton (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
Zuzana Parusniková (Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic)
Stephen Turner (University of South Florida, USA)
Organiser
Yafeng Shan (HKUST)
Funder
The Karl Popper Charitable Trust
Conference Description
Karl Popper (1902-1994) is one of the most influential philosophers of science of the twentieth century. He famously proposed that falsifiability is the genuine virtue of science and the criterion of the scientific status of a theory. Based on this, he developed a systematic account of scientific method and scientific development, namely, falsificationism. In addition, Popper played an important role in promoting the historical turn in twentieth century philosophy of science. The debate over the nature and development of science between him and Thomas Kuhn dominated and sparked many discussions in the late 1960s philosophy of science. Moreover, Popper wrote on a variety of topics, including evolutionary biology, methodological individualism, and probability. However, Popper’s legacy on contemporary philosophy of science is surprisingly thin. Although his writings are still a must-read in any introductory philosophy of science course, there is no lively Popperian philosophy of science. His falsificationism is not viewed as a plausible account of scientific development. Nor is his solution to the problem of induction regarded as a successful or promising move. This conference conference aims to revisit and explore Popper’s legacy for twentieth-first century philosophy of science.
The topics to be discussed include but are not limited to:
Popper and induction
Popper and evolutionary biology
Popper and objectivity
Popper and probability
Popper and scientific change
Popper and the demarcation problem
Popper and the methodological holism/individualism debate
Popper and verisimilitude
12 - 14 June 2024
Venue
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Keynote Speakers
Donald Gillies (University College London, UK)
John Norton (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
Zuzana Parusniková (Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic)
Stephen Turner (University of South Florida, USA)
Organiser
Yafeng Shan (HKUST)
Funder
The Karl Popper Charitable Trust
Conference Description
Karl Popper (1902-1994) is one of the most influential philosophers of science of the twentieth century. He famously proposed that falsifiability is the genuine virtue of science and the criterion of the scientific status of a theory. Based on this, he developed a systematic account of scientific method and scientific development, namely, falsificationism. In addition, Popper played an important role in promoting the historical turn in twentieth century philosophy of science. The debate over the nature and development of science between him and Thomas Kuhn dominated and sparked many discussions in the late 1960s philosophy of science. Moreover, Popper wrote on a variety of topics, including evolutionary biology, methodological individualism, and probability. However, Popper’s legacy on contemporary philosophy of science is surprisingly thin. Although his writings are still a must-read in any introductory philosophy of science course, there is no lively Popperian philosophy of science. His falsificationism is not viewed as a plausible account of scientific development. Nor is his solution to the problem of induction regarded as a successful or promising move. This conference conference aims to revisit and explore Popper’s legacy for twentieth-first century philosophy of science.
The topics to be discussed include but are not limited to:
Popper and induction
Popper and evolutionary biology
Popper and objectivity
Popper and probability
Popper and scientific change
Popper and the demarcation problem
Popper and the methodological holism/individualism debate
Popper and verisimilitude
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