CfP: How Quantum Mechanics ChangedPhilosophy
Bergische
Universität Wuppertal, January 16-17, 2020
The aim of this workshop is to explore the
implications of quantum mechanics for philosophy, both historically and in
contemporary debates. Quantum mechanics is generally regarded as a fundamental
theory of nature, and at the same time as problematic to understand. The
particular issues raised by quantum mechanics have had repercussions for the
general understanding of science as well as of the nature of reality. Many
philosophers of natural science have been particularly interested in quantum
mechanics - reflections on quantum mechanics play a role in the philosophical
work of e.g. Reichenbach, Cassirer, Popper, Kuhn, Feyerabend, Putnam, Van
Fraassen and Cartwright. At the same time, it has been argued that in certain
areas of philosophy, quantum mechanics is unjustifiably ignored.
The workshop aims to explore the roles of reflections
on quantum mechanics in wider philosophical debates, from the early 20th
century until the present, concerning for example causality, realism, the
nature of objects, naturalism, and the very idea of what a scientific theory
can look like.
Keynote
speakers
Yemima Ben-Menahem (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Michael Esfeld (University of Lausanne)
Jan Faye (University of Copenhagen)
F. A. Muller (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Juha Saatsi (University of Leeds)
In order to apply, please send
an abstract of max. 400 words to Dr. Marij van Strien, by 1 November.