In celebration of the life and work of Margaret Morrison, the 5th workshop on Scientific Understanding and Representation (SURe) will be held at the University of Toronto from May 19-20, 2023. Please see below for the workshop schedule and for information about how to register.
SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.
Registration Deadline: May 12, 2023.
Location: Jackman Humanities Building, Room JBH100, 170 St. George Street, Toronto, ON.
Registration: Click here.
Workshop Schedule: Click here.
Keynote speakers: Eran Tal (McGill University) and Agnes Bolinska (University of South Carolina).
Book Panel on A Middle Way: A Non-Fundamental Approach to Many-Body Physics, participants: Robert Batterman (University of Pittsburgh), Jennifer Jhun (Duke University) and Collin Rice (Colorado State University).
The online portion will take place via Zoom, and all the in-person talks will be streamed online.
The zoom link.
Workshop description
Representations play a central role in scientists’ understanding of the world. From mathematical models to diagrams, different representations in highly varied contexts yield diverse insights across the physical, biological, and social sciences. Despite the fact that how a phenomenon is represented has far-reaching ramifications for how it is understood, the literatures on scientific understanding and scientific representation are largely independent of each other. The time is ripe to foster greater synergy between these two areas in the philosophy of science, as they face complementary problems—and hold the promise of complementary solutions.
The conference will be held in honor of Margie Morrison. Submissions that engage with her work are encouraged.
For more information about the workshop series, go here.
Local Organizing Committee
Jamie Shaw, Mike Miller, and Patrick Fraser.
SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.
Registration Deadline: May 12, 2023.
Location: Jackman Humanities Building, Room JBH100, 170 St. George Street, Toronto, ON.
Registration: Click here.
Workshop Schedule: Click here.
Keynote speakers: Eran Tal (McGill University) and Agnes Bolinska (University of South Carolina).
Book Panel on A Middle Way: A Non-Fundamental Approach to Many-Body Physics, participants: Robert Batterman (University of Pittsburgh), Jennifer Jhun (Duke University) and Collin Rice (Colorado State University).
The online portion will take place via Zoom, and all the in-person talks will be streamed online.
The zoom link.
Workshop description
Representations play a central role in scientists’ understanding of the world. From mathematical models to diagrams, different representations in highly varied contexts yield diverse insights across the physical, biological, and social sciences. Despite the fact that how a phenomenon is represented has far-reaching ramifications for how it is understood, the literatures on scientific understanding and scientific representation are largely independent of each other. The time is ripe to foster greater synergy between these two areas in the philosophy of science, as they face complementary problems—and hold the promise of complementary solutions.
The conference will be held in honor of Margie Morrison. Submissions that engage with her work are encouraged.
For more information about the workshop series, go here.
Local Organizing Committee
Jamie Shaw, Mike Miller, and Patrick Fraser.
