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Hebrew University / UNC Workshop on Scientific Explanations

May 21, 2014 @ 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

Wednesday May 21:
9am-10am Welcome and breakfast
10-11:30am John Roberts, “Humeanism and the Power of Laws to Explain.” Comments by Carlotta Pavese.
11:30am-1:30pm Lunch
1:30pm-3:00pm Finnur Dellsen, “Explanatory Rivals.” Comments by Jarrett Leplin. 3:00pm-3:30pm Break
3:30pm-5pm Ittay Nissan, “Epistemic Relevancy of High-order Explanations.” Comments by Matt Kotzen.
5pm-6:30pm Break/Cocktails
6:30pm-8:30pm Dinner

Thursday May 22:
10-11:30am Arnon Levy, “Against the Ontic Conception of Explanation,” comments by Marc Lange
11:30am-1:30pm Lunch
1:30pm-3:00pm Guy Hetzroni, “Causal Notions in Quantum Explanations,” comments by Chris Dorst
3:00pm-3:30pm Break
3:30pm-5pm Lindsay Brainard, “How can Fictional Models be Explanatory?”, comments by John Carroll
5pm-6:30pm Break/Cocktails
6:30pm Party

 

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Date:
May 21, 2014
Time:
9:00 am - 9:00 pm
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