Cosmology Beyond Spacetime
Theories of quantum gravity suggest that classical spacetime may not be fundamental, but only arise as higher order phenomena. What implications does such a possibility have for cosmology, which generally …
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Holiday 2020
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Programs resume on Jan 19. See you in 2021!
The Center’s Pandemic Response, Spring Term 2021
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As the University of Pittsburgh moves to the Spring semester, we are committed to providing the same challenging, stimulating programs for which the Center has been known for sixty years, …
PSP5
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The Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce a call for applications for the 2021 PSP5: A Summer Program in Philosophy of Science …
ALS 11/6 Cancelled
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We regret that today’s (November 6) Annual Lecture Series talk with Lise Vesterlund has been cancelled. Apologies for the inconvenience.
Welcome, Katie!
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As we say ‘Goodbye’ to Carolyn this week, we are also welcoming our new Assistant Director, Kathleen “Katie” Labuda. Katie will be a familiar face to many of you, as …
Farewell, Carolyn
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Carolyn Oblak, the Center’s Assistant Director, has retired! Carolyn joined the Center in late 2015 and has helped usher in many changes and programs that have greatly enriched the Center, …
Sept. 22 LTT Cancelled
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We regret that today’s (Sept.22) Lunchtime Talk with Subrena Smith has been cancelled. Apologies for the inconvenience, and we hope you can join us for our next Lunchtime Talk!
The Center Debates!
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“The Center Debates” is a new initiative of the Center for Philosophy of Science. Our goal is to promote serious, but respectful and constructive exchanges about controversial topics of interest …
Call for Papers: Ancestry conference
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The aim of this virtual conference is to bring together anthropologists, biologists, historians, and philosophers of science to address the concept of ancestry in relation to scientific inferences about the …
Announcing a New Journal: Philosophy of Medicine
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NEW OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL: PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE The mission of Philosophy of Medicine is to serve as the flagship journal for the field by advancing research in philosophy of medicine, by engaging …
The Center’s Pandemic Response, Fall Term 2020
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As the University of Pittsburgh reopens for the Fall semester, we are committed to providing the same challenging, stimulating programs for which the Center has been known for sixty years, …
Register now for Lunchtime Talks!
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Our classic Lunchtime Talks series will begin online this Fall. We have an interesting slate of speakers this September, including Mark Wilson, Liam Bright, Yolonda Wilson, Mike Dietrich, and Subrena …
Online Seminar Series: Problem of Cognitive Ontology
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Functional brain imaging studies try to map patterns of activation to cognitive functions, and usually rely upon functional task decomposition based on hypotheses …
PHEP2020 Cancelled
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In light of the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, with regrets, we have decided to cancel this year’s planned conference, PHEP2020: Early Career Conference in Philosophy of Particle & …
PSP4
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This year’s Pittsburgh Summer Program in Philosophy of Science for Underrepresented Groups will take place on schedule, but will be 100% online due to COVID-19 restrictions. While this is not …
Tsinghua Summer School Cancelled
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The annual Pitt-Tsinghua summer school scheduled for August 2020 has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cognitive Ontology Conference Rescheduled
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NEW DATES! Senior Visiting Fellow Conference The Problem of Cognitive Ontology:Implications for Scientific Knowledge has been rescheduled for October 17-18, 2020. More details to follow.
COVID-19 Update
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Due to concerns about the spread of coronavirus, the Center for Philosophy of Science along with the University of Pittsburgh, will be enacting changes to limit face-to-face group settings. To …
Andrew Buskell’s 5-Minute Fellows
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Andrew Buskell joins us to talk about models of cultural evolution, the evolution of human cognition, and decision-making at the population level.
Call for Papers: PHEP2020
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We’re accepting talk proposals now for PHEP2020: Early Career Conference in Philosophy of Particle & High Energy Physics. Visit the conference page for all the details!
Sam Fletcher’s 5-Minute Fellows
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Samuel Fletcher, a spring Visiting Fellow from the University of Minnesota, shares his lifelong interest in physics and how it has shaped his work on the examination of statistics and …
Jean Baccelli’s 5-Minute Fellows
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Meet Jean Baccelli, one of our 2019-20 Post-Doc Fellows. Jean works in decision theory and philosophy of economics, but at the Center he’s particularly focused on topics in the foundations …
New! Summer Archival Fellowship
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We invite applications for a new month-long Summer Archival Fellowship supporting a visit in the Center and research at the Archives of Scientific Philosophy. The Summer Archival Fellowship is available …
Welcome Alex!
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We would like to welcome Alexandra Magee to the Center staff! Alex will be taking over Joyce McDonald’s (many) roles and responsibilities, including planning our Lunchtime Talks and Annual Lecture …
Cognitive Ontology Conference
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Registration is now open for “The Problem of Cognitive Ontology” conference March 27-28. Learn more here!
Farewell Joyce
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Joyce McDonald is retiring in February 2020. Joyce has served the University of Pittsburgh, and the Center for Philosophy of Science for 25 years, having worked with four Center Directors …
PSP4 Call for Applications
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The Center for Philosophy of Science is pleased to announce a call for applications for the 2020 PSP4: A Summer Program in Philosophy of Science for Underrepresented Groups, which will …
Incoming Fellows
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Announcing our incoming Fellows for the Spring 2020 term. We’re looking forward to meeting them in January. Andrew Buskell, University of Cambridge Samuel Fletcher, University of Minnesota Christian Feldbacher-Escamilla, Düsseldorf …
Time to Apply!
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We are now accepting applications for Visiting and Post-Doc Fellowships for the academic year 2020-21. Click on the Programs tab for the details and application process for both programs.