Miniconference: “Historical Investigations in Science”
Presented by: University of CalgaryCategory: Other Event
Price: $0
Date: October 23, 2015 – October 24, 2015
Address: 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4
Website: http://www.ucalgary.ca/
A miniconference presented by the Philosophy Speakers Program and the Canada Research Chair in Logic & the Philosophy of Science at the University of Calgary. October 23-24, 2015 Friday 3:00-5:00 pm “Bringing It All Back Home: Refounding Analytic Philosophy of History” Paul Roth, University of California, Santa Cruz Saturday 9:00-10:30 am “Knowing Why and When History Matters: A Framework for Interpreting Historical Process” Eric Desjardins, Western University Saturday 10:45 am-12:15 pm “The Evolution of Herbivores: Inferences in the Absence of Experiments” Jessica Theodor, University of Calgary Saturday 2:00-3:30 pm “Experimental Evolution of Multicellularity” Mike Travisano, University of Minnesota Saturday 4:00-5:30 pm “What are Narratives (Scientific, Historical, Literary) Good For?” John Beatty, University of British Columbia Social Sciences Building, Room 1253 Talks are open to the public free of charge; no registration required.
Location:
Social Sciences 1253
More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/miniconference-historical-investigations-science