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Online Workshop on "New Work on Induction and Abduction"
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WORKSHOP on "New Work on Induction and Abduction"
DFG-funded research group Inductive Metaphysics
https://dclps.phil.hhu.de/inab/
WORKSHOP on "New Work on Induction and Abduction"
DFG-funded research group Inductive Metaphysics
https://dclps.phil.hhu.de/inab/
Event Date:
9/29/2021 - 9/30/2021
Event Time:
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM CET
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DATE & ACCESS:
September 29-30, 2021. This is an online-event (Zoom). Further instructions and access information will be sent to registered participants one week ahead of the event.
SPEAKERS:
AIMS & SCOPE:
This workshop aims at bringing together scholars from the field of inductive and abductive reasoning. It will focus on discussing the following four recent monographs: Igor Douven's "The theory and Practice of Abduction" (forthcoming), Ilkka Niiniluotto's "Truth-Seeking by Abduction" (2018), John Norton's "The Material Theory of Induction" (2021), and Gerhard Schurz' "Hume's Problem Solved" (2019). Each of these monographs will be discussed in form of a comprehensive comment as well as replies and reflections by the authors. The workshop will also host specialist talks from leading scholars in this field of research.
PROGRAMME DETAILS:
For details of the programme, please see our website <https://dclps.phil.hhu.de/inab/>.
REGISTRATION & ORGANISATION:
COSTS:
Attending the workshop is free of charge.
September 29-30, 2021. This is an online-event (Zoom). Further instructions and access information will be sent to registered participants one week ahead of the event.
SPEAKERS:
- Atocha Aliseda Llera (Mexico City)
- Alexandros Apostolidis (Athens)
- Stephen Biggs (Iowa)
- Elke Brendel (Bonn)
- Adam Carter (Glasgow)
- Igor Douven (Paris)
- Christian J. Feldbacher-Escamilla (Cologne)
- Ilkka Niiniluoto (Helsinki)
- John Norton (Pittsburgh)
- Stathis Psillos (Athens)
- Oliver R. Scholz (Muenster)
- Gerhard Schurz (Duesseldorf)
- Ansgar Seide (Muenster)
- Chrysovalantis Stergiou (Athens)
- Paul Thorn (Duesseldorf)
- Jessica Wilson (Toronto)
AIMS & SCOPE:
This workshop aims at bringing together scholars from the field of inductive and abductive reasoning. It will focus on discussing the following four recent monographs: Igor Douven's "The theory and Practice of Abduction" (forthcoming), Ilkka Niiniluotto's "Truth-Seeking by Abduction" (2018), John Norton's "The Material Theory of Induction" (2021), and Gerhard Schurz' "Hume's Problem Solved" (2019). Each of these monographs will be discussed in form of a comprehensive comment as well as replies and reflections by the authors. The workshop will also host specialist talks from leading scholars in this field of research.
PROGRAMME DETAILS:
For details of the programme, please see our website <https://dclps.phil.hhu.de/inab/>.
REGISTRATION & ORGANISATION:
- Please register via the online registration form at our website: <https://dclps.phil.hhu.de/inab/>.
- The deadline for registrations is September 20, 2021.
- Organisation: Christian J. Feldbacher-Escamilla (Cologne), Oliver R. Scholz (Muenster), Gerhard Schurz (Duesseldorf), Ansgar Seide (Muenster), and Maria Sekatskaya (Duesseldorf)
- If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us via <christian.feldbacher-escamilla@hhu.de>.
- The workshop is supported by the DFG-funded research group Inductive Metaphysics: <https://indmet.weebly.com>.
COSTS:
Attending the workshop is free of charge.
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