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LTT: M. Page
October 18, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT
Rules Made to be Broken: Calibrating Climate Proxies
Abstract:
Philosophical analysis of measurement in scientific practice often focuses on the development and use of measurement standards. However, when it comes to proxy measurements in climate science—e.g. indicators such as tree rings that are used to reconstruct past climate variables like temperature—scientists develop measurement standards only to eschew them for alternate guides to accuracy. I argue this is because the relevant epistemic context encourages privileging local consonance to global consonance. I go on to evaluate what features of the epistemic context make this preference the case, and its implications for a philosophical analysis of measurement standards.
Details
- Date:
- October 18, 2022
- Time:
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT
- Event Category:
- Lunchtime Talks 2022-23
Venue
- 1008 Cathedral of Learning
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4200 Fifth Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15260 United States