University of Leeds
Centre for the History and Philosophy of Science
The workshop is part of the ARHC Scientific Realism and the Quantum Project.
http://arts.leeds.ac.uk/raq
January 17, 2017
Speakers:
Alisa Bokulich (Boston)
Dennis Dieks (Utrecht)
Soazig LeBihan (Montana)
Michela Massimi (Edinburgh)
Juha Saatsi (Leeds)
Schedule:
9.30 Arrivals
10.00-11.10 Saatsi: Scientific realism meets metaphysics of quantum mechanics
11.10-11.40 Coffee
11.40-12.50 Dieks: Realism and Explanation in Quantum Mechanics: a Bohrian Perspective
12.50-13.40 Lunch
13.40-14.50 Massimi (Edinburgh): Perspectival modelling in contemporary high-energy physics
15.00-16.10 LeBihan (Montana): Understanding Quantum Foundations
16.10-16.35 Coffee
16.35-17.45 Bokulich (Boston): Losing Sight of the Forest for the Ψ: A Call for a Successor to the Realism Question
18.00 Finish, then drinks / dinner
Venue: Botany House, University of Leeds
Registration is free, but places are limited. Please contact Juha Saatsi ([email protected]) by Tuesday 10th January if you are interested in attending or have any questions about the event.
The workshop is part of the ARHC Scientific Realism and the Quantum Project
For abstracts, see:
http://arts.leeds.ac.uk/raq/events/workshop-models-explanations-and-realism-about-quantum-physics/
