CamPoS (Cambridge Philosophy of Science) is a network of academics and students working in the philosophy of science in various parts of the University of Cambridge, including the Department of History and Philosophy of Science and the Faculty of Philosophy. The Wednesday afternoon seminar series features current research by CamPoS members as well as visitors to Cambridge and scholars based in nearby institutions. If you are interested in presenting in the series, please contact Matt Farr (mwef2). If you have any queries or suggestions for other activities that CamPoS could undertake, please contact Huw Price, Jeremy Butterfield or Anna Alexandrova.
Seminars are held on Wednesdays, 1.00–2.30pm in Seminar Room 2.
Lent Term 2019
| 23 January | Lina Jansson (University of Nottingham) Explanatory directionality |
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| 30 January | Agnes Bolinska and Joseph Martin (HPS, Cambridge) Negotiating history: contingency, canonicity and case studies |
| 6 February | James Nguyen (UCL) Non-literal model interpretations |
| 13 February | Peter Epstein (Philosophy, Cambridge) Spatial experience: more than mere structure |
| 20 February | Milena Ivanova (HPS, Cambridge) Beauty, truth and understanding |
| 27 February | Inkeri Koskinen (University of Helsinki) Two types of success: epistemic exchange and societal impact in extra-academic research collaborations |
| 6 March | Cancelled |
| 13 March | Maarten Steenhagen (Philosophy, Cambridge) On a central puzzle in philosophical catoptrics |