Theoretical Virtues Conference

Conference on Theoretical Virtues in Science and Philosophy

April 25th 2017

Location

Leeds Humanities Research Institute, 29-31 Clarendon Place, Leeds, LS2 9JT 

Getting to the University: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/info/5000/about/131/find_us

Schedule

10:30 - 11:40 Juha Saatsi (Leeds)

'Mathematics, Explanatory Generality, and Ontological Commitment'

12 - 1:10 Lina Jansson (Nottingham)

'Explanatory Indispensability and Explanatory Fictions'

2:10 - 3:20 Darren Bradley (Leeds)

'A Defence of Explanatory Reductionism'

3:40 - 4:50 Jonathan Tallant (Nottingham)

 tba 

5: Drinks at the Belgrave, dinner

Registration: Registration is free, but space is limited so please register with d.j.bradley@leeds.ac.uk