Name: Joint Commission: Contributed Papers 1
Start: 2015-08-07T14:30:00+0300
End: 2015-08-07T16:30:00+0300

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Joint Commission: Contributed Papers 1

7 AUGUST 02:30 PM - 04:30 PM

SPEAKERS AND TITLES

Descartes and mathesis universalis - the rise of the modern algebra

Jaakko Joutsi, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of Jyväskylä, Palokka, SUOMI

A note on the role of physical reasoning in Ptolemy's mathematical astronomy
Anastasia Itokazu, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André, BRAZIL

Lyons, Kepler, and the commitments of deployment realism
Mario Alai, Department of Basic Sciences and Foundations, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Cesena, ITALY

D’Alembert’s doubts
ARNAUD MAYRARGUE, HISTORY OF SCIENCE, CNRS/SPHERE, PARIS, FRANCE

Chairs

Arnaud Mayrargue

CNRS/SPHERE

Speakers

Mario Alai

Associate Professor, University of Urbino Carlo Bo

My main topic is scientific realism. My working hypothesis is that some form of deployment realism can offer the best account of the status of theories, and can be defended against criticsms based on the history of science and others. Novel predictions have a key role in this, so... Read More →