Theory, Equivalence, and Interpretation in Logic, Mathematics, and Science

(August 1st 2024, University of Bristol)

Description

This conference brings together scholars focused on formal theories in logic, mathematics and the sciences. 

Date: 1st August 2024

Location: Room 2.04, Fry Building, University of Bristol https://maps.app.goo.gl/mLzyCor6prYHvNq99

How to get here: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/maps/directions/

Contact: will.stafford@bristol.ac.uk


Funding provided by: the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No 101024393.

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Registration 

Click here to register for attendance. (Registration is free but needed for catering numbers.)

Schedule (All times in BST)

11am Introduction and Coffee

11:30am Sam Clark The Biggie Smalls Problem in Infant Number Research

12:10pm Lunch

1:30pm David Freeborn Effective Theories as a form of Algorithmic Compression

2:20pm Elenor March On some examples from first-order logic as motivation for categorical equivalence of KPMs

3pm Break

3:30pm Stella Moon Intended Interpretations and Justifications of Logical Rules 

4:20pm TBA

6:30pm Dinner and drinks at ZeroDegrees