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. In the 2024–25 year, CamPoS is being organised by Miguel Ohnesorge (mo459).
Seminars are held on Wednesdays, 1.00–2.30pm in Seminar Room 2, unless otherwise stated.
Michaelmas Term 2024
16 October, 1–3pm
Jonathan Birch (LSE)
Book symposium: The Edge of Sentience
Comments by Tim Lewens, Marta Halina, Mona-Marie Wandrey
23 October
Shaul Katzir (Tel Aviv University)
Establishing a scientific fact from complex evidence: the earth's variable rotation
30 October
Ben Henke (Institute of Philosophy, London)
Examining the possibility of AI Affect in reinforcement learning systems
6 November
Paul Hoyningen-Huene (Leibniz University)
Is science 'Western' science?
Friday 22 November, 1–3pm
Leah McClimans (University of South Carolina)
Symposium (held jointly with the Measurement Reading Group): Patient-Centered Measurement (2024)
Comments by Anna Alexandrova, Stephen John, Femke Truijens
27 November
Harriet Fagerberg (HPS, University of Cambridge)
A domino theory of disease
4 December, 9am–12noon and 2–3pm
Paul Hoyningen-Huene, Hasok Chang, Alexander Bird, Brad Wray
Interpreting (Kuhn's) Structure