From rzach at ucalgary.ca Thu Jan 17 09:55:13 2013 From: rzach at ucalgary.ca (Richard Zach) Date: Thu Jan 17 09:55:30 2013 Subject: Phil of Physics Tomorrow! Fw: Philosophy Speakers Program Jan 18: KERRY MCKENZIE (Calgary) Message-ID: <50F82CF1.2060002@ucalgary.ca> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** *The **P**hilosophy **S**peakers **P**rogram* *at the University of Calgary* *presents* ** *Kerry McKenzie*** ** *University of Calgary* */A Puzzle About Priority in Structuralism/* *Friday, January 18^th , 3:00 pm* *in Social Sciences Building, Room 1253* *About the Talk:* Ontic structural realism (OSR) is a philosophy of physics that holds that structures of physics have ontological priority over the objects of physics, such as elementary particles and spacetime points. But complaints have been frequently lodged against OSR that the way in which priority is understood has not been clearly presented, with a number of distinct relations being alluded to and subsequently used interchangeably. In a recent article, I claimed that the relation most apt for OSR's priority claims was Kit Fine's notion of ontological dependence, and then used that to try to sharpen up the claims of structuralism. But in this talk, I'll reassess the presumption of that article that there is such a thing as "the" most appropriate priority relation for structuralism, and confront some challenges that face the doctrine if we adopt a more pluralistic approach to priority. *About the Speaker: *Kerry McKenzie is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Calgary. 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Name: IQST Annual Public Lecure - Paul Davies.jpeg Type: image/jpeg Size: 170513 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://mailman.ucalgary.ca/pipermail/hps-l/attachments/20130806/d68edf00/IQSTAnnualPublicLecure-PaulDavies-0001.jpeg From ereshefs at ucalgary.ca Mon Nov 4 09:00:09 2013 From: ereshefs at ucalgary.ca (ereshefs@ucalgary.ca) Date: Mon Nov 4 09:00:22 2013 Subject: Heather Douglas: "Responsible Science in Democrative Societies" In-Reply-To: <1ae8adeca0e807d5ba0093742af170d0.squirrel@webmail.ucalgary.ca> References: <1ae8adeca0e807d5ba0093742af170d0.squirrel@webmail.ucalgary.ca> Message-ID: <30bfd4bfc762ff81f190d34d7dc054a1.squirrel@webmail.ucalgary.ca> The HPS Research Group and the Philosophy Speakers Program presents HEATHER DOUGLAS on "Responsible Science in Democrative Societies" Location: Social Sciences Building, Room 1253 About the Talk Science performs a valuable role in democratic societies. When functioning well, it provides a reliable (albeit uncertain and defeasible) source of empirical knowledge. This knowledge crucially shapes our understanding of ourselves, the world in which we live, our policy options for collective decisions, and our sense of responsibility. But it is neither value-neutral nor always correct. And scientists do not just serve this role; they also are citizens of countries and part of the human community. Given these complexities, how are we to structure the ideals for the practices of scientists in democratic societies? What should we expect of our scientists in their choices and their communications? And how should we structure or alter our institutions to assist scientists in being responsible? About the Speaker: Heather Douglas is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and the Chair in Science and Society at the University of Waterloo, Ontario. She received her PhD from the History and Philosophy of Science Department at the University of Pittsburgh. Her work has been supported by the National Science Foundation. Her publications include Science, Policy, and the Value-Free Ideal (University if Pittsburgh Press, 2009). From ereshefs at ucalgary.ca Mon Nov 4 09:54:54 2013 From: ereshefs at ucalgary.ca (ereshefs@ucalgary.ca) Date: Mon Nov 4 09:55:05 2013 Subject: Heather Douglas Talk: Nov. 8, 3-5 pm In-Reply-To: <30bfd4bfc762ff81f190d34d7dc054a1.squirrel@webmail.ucalgary.ca> References: <1ae8adeca0e807d5ba0093742af170d0.squirrel@webmail.ucalgary.ca> <30bfd4bfc762ff81f190d34d7dc054a1.squirrel@webmail.ucalgary.ca> Message-ID: <265ecb611d4922f502ccfc1d16ea9872.squirrel@webmail.ucalgary.ca> I left out the date and time of the talk: Nov. 8, 3-5 pm. > The HPS Research Group and the Philosophy Speakers Program presents > > HEATHER DOUGLAS on "Responsible Science in Democrative Societies" > > Location: Social Sciences Building, Room 1253 > > About the Talk > Science performs a valuable role in democratic societies. When > functioning > well, it provides a reliable (albeit uncertain and defeasible) source of > empirical knowledge. This knowledge crucially shapes our understanding of > ourselves, the world in which we live, our policy options for collective > decisions, and our sense of responsibility. But it is neither > value-neutral nor always correct. And scientists do not just serve this > role; they also are citizens of countries and part of the human > community. > Given these complexities, how are we to structure the ideals for the > practices of scientists in democratic societies? What should we expect of > our scientists in their choices and their communications? And how should > we structure or alter our institutions to assist scientists in being > responsible? > > About the Speaker: > Heather Douglas is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and the Chair in > Science and Society at the University of Waterloo, Ontario. She received > her PhD from the History and Philosophy of Science Department at the > University of Pittsburgh. Her work has been supported by the National > Science Foundation. Her publications include Science, Policy, and the > Value-Free Ideal (University if Pittsburgh Press, 2009). > > _______________________________________________ > This message was sent to all subscribers of hps-L > To unsubscribe, see instructions at: > http://www.ucalgary.ca/it/email/mailman > > E-mail: hps-L@mailman.ucalgary.ca > Homepage: http://mailman.ucalgary.ca/mailman/listinfo/hps-l > > > From ereshefs at ucalgary.ca Wed Nov 6 14:55:59 2013 From: ereshefs at ucalgary.ca (ereshefs@ucalgary.ca) Date: Wed Nov 6 14:56:13 2013 Subject: STS HPS HM Reception on Wed Nov 13 at 3 pm Message-ID: Along with Frank Stahnisch (History of Medicine and Health Care program) and Marc Ereshefsky (History and Philosophy of Science program), I'd like to invite you to an informal reception next Wednesday afternoon. The reception will kick off another year of events for the Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine Studies (STEMS) network at the University of Calgary. Launched in 2010, this cross-faculty initiative brings together faculty, grad students, and other scholars who work on social and humanistic dimensions of science and technology, broadly defined. Our goal is to encourage discussion, networking, and collaboration across the university on STEMS-related research. We hope you can join us for next week's reception. Date: Wednesday November 13 Time: 3:00 - 4:30 PM Location: Social Sciences building, room 217 Get to know your colleagues and and find out what we have in store for the upcoming year! Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP by Monday if you plan on attending so that we can order food and beverages. Please write: pfeng@ucalgary.ca Patrick Feng Science, Technology, and Society Program Coordinator Department of Communication and Culture From ereshefs at ucalgary.ca Thu Nov 7 09:25:16 2013 From: ereshefs at ucalgary.ca (ereshefs@ucalgary.ca) Date: Thu Nov 7 09:25:30 2013 Subject: Douglas talk CANCELLED In-Reply-To: <30bfd4bfc762ff81f190d34d7dc054a1.squirrel@webmail.ucalgary.ca> References: <1ae8adeca0e807d5ba0093742af170d0.squirrel@webmail.ucalgary.ca> <30bfd4bfc762ff81f190d34d7dc054a1.squirrel@webmail.ucalgary.ca> Message-ID: Unfortunately, Heather Douglas is ill and cannot make it to Calgary for her Friday talk. We'll try to schedule her visit for another time. Marc