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Dr. Alexander Gebharter (Univ. München): The other side of the coin: Another Bayesian model for analogical inference
30.11.2021, 18:30 Uhr - 20:00 Uhr
Abstract:
Recently, Dardashti, Hartmann, Thébault, and Winsberg (2019) proposed a Bayesian model for analogical inference. In this paper we investigate how their model [...]
Dr. Vlasta Sikimic (Univ. Tübingen): Efficient team structures and job satisfaction in science (Präsenz)
23.11.2021, 18:30 Uhr - 20:00 Uhr
Abstract:
Scientific laboratories in many disciplines have become large and complex. In high energy physics (HEP), laboratories often have hundreds of in-house members, while [...]
PD. Dr. Ansgar Seide (Uni. Münster): Hans Reichenbach and Inductive Metaphysics (Präsenz)
16.11.2021, 18:30 Uhr - 20:00 Uhr
Abstract:
In this talk, I take a closer look at Hans Reichenbach’s relation to metaphysics and work out some interesting parallels between his account and that of the [...]
Dr. Corina Strößner (Universität Bochum): Criteria of naturalness in (probabilistic) conceptual spaces (Präsenz)
09.11.2021, 18:30 Uhr - 20:00 Uhr
Abstract:
The theory of conceptual spaces is a frequently applied framework for representing concepts. One of its central aims is to find criteria of what makes a concept [...]
Prof. Gila Sher (San Diego): Invariance as a Basis for Necessity and Laws (Online)
02.11.2021, 18:30 Uhr - 20:00 Uhr
abstract:
Many philosophers are baffled by necessity. Humeans, in particular, are deeply disturbed by the idea of necessary laws of nature. In this paper I offer a systematic [...]