Conferences

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    Emergence and the Limit: A Workshop in Philosophy of Statistical and Thermal Physics

Emergence and the Limit: A Workshop in Philosophy of Statistical and Thermal Physics

1 November 2016|

On 25 November, this workshop will consider various case studies portraying either emergent behaviour or other important issues in statistical mechanics and assess the indispensable vs. dispensable nature of of the thermodynamic limit.

The Hole Shebang: New Perspectives on the Hole Argument

26 May 2016|

On 15 July this workshop will bring together philosophers and physicists to discuss the recent debate surrounding interpretations of the Hole Argument.

Reasons and Mental States in Decision Theory

11 May 2016|

On 9–10 June this workshop will explore whether, and how, we can make progress in decision theory by modelling a decision-maker’s reasons and/or mental states.

Workshop: Geometry and Physics

17 April 2016|

A workshop on the philosophical foundations of geometry and physics, held on the occasion of Gordon Belot and David Malament jointly winning the Lakatos Award.

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    50 Years of Worrall: Science, Structure and Rock ‘n’ Roll

50 Years of Worrall: Science, Structure and Rock ‘n’ Roll

11 March 2016|

To celebrate his 50th year at The School, we’ve organised a conference in honour of renowned philosopher of science, structural realist pioneer and rock guitarist extraordinaire Professor John Worrall.

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Decision Theory with a Human Face

27 January 2016|

On 5 February 2016 this one day workshop will focus on themes from Prof Richard Bradley’s forthcoming book, Decision Theory with a Human Face.

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    Explanation, Normativity, and Uncertainty in Economic Modelling

Explanation, Normativity, and Uncertainty in Economic Modelling

18 November 2015|

On 16–17 March 2016 this conference will bring together philosophers and economists to explore philosophical aspects of economic modelling.

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Foundations 2016

1 October 2015|

Exploring, challenging, and reinventing the foundations of modern physics: scenes from an exciting 3-day conference, 16-18 July 2016 at the London School of Economics.

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Decisions, Games and Logic 2015

18 June 2015|

The Decisions, Games and Logic (DGL) workshop series aims to bring together graduate students, post-docs and researchers from philosophy, economics and logic working on formal approaches to rational individual and interactive decision making.

Jeremy Butterfield Fest

8 February 2015|

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