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  Yafeng Shan | Philosopher

Philosophy of science and epistemology

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Dates
27 - 28 June 2024

Venue
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong

Keynote Speakers

Kenneth Aizawa (Rutgers University, USA)
Alexander Bird (University of Cambridge, UK)
Jon Williamson (University of Kent, UK)
Timothy Williamson (University of Oxford, UK)

Organiser
Yafeng Shan (HKUST)

Conference Description
There has been an engulfing gap between philosophy of science and epistemology. It is not unusual for an epistemologist to get lost in a philosophy of science conference. Nor is it surprising for a philosopher of science to get bored, or even confused, with a discussion full of Gettierian examples. That being said, this is very unfortunate. A good philosophy of science will ultimately contribute to answering general epistemological questions, while a good epistemology will shed light on how science is and should be practised. Philosophy of science and epistemology should have been much closer to each other than actually are. This conference aims to explore fruitful ways of integrating philosophy of science and epistemology by promoting dialogues between philosophers of science and epistemologists.
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The questions to be addressed include but are not limited to:
  • What is scientific knowledge?
  • Is scientific knowledge different from other kinds of knowledge?
  • Who can have scientific knowledge? In what sense?
  • What is scientific testimony?
  • Is know-how reducible to know-that in the context of science?
  • What are plausible ways to naturalise epistemology?
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Flyer

Call for Papers (Deadline: 12 January 2024)

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Programme

​Book of Abstracts


Registration

​Practical Information

Contact
If you have any questions, please contact Qinyi Wang at 
qwangdi@connect.ust.hk.
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  • Home
  • Research Projects
    • The Metaphysical Foundations of Evidential Pluralism (BA/Leverhulme)
  • Publications
    • Monographs >
      • Doing Integrated History and Philosophy of Science: A Case Study of the Origin of Genetics (Springer, 2020)
    • Edited Volumes
    • Special Issues
    • Journal Articles
    • Book Chapters
  • Events
    • Philosophy of Science and Epistemology Conference (HK, 2024)
    • Karl Popper and 21st Century Philosophy of Science Conference (HK, 2024)
    • The Kuhn Centennial Conference (Kent, 2022)
    • Causation in Biology Conference (Kent, 2022)
    • MMR and Causal Inference Workshop (Kent, 2022)
    • Causation Conference (Kent, 2021)
    • Analogical Reasoning Workshop (Kent, 2021)
    • Metaphilosophy Conference (Kent, 2021)
    • Evidential Pluralism and the Social Sciences Conference (Kent, 2020)
    • Historiography of Genetics Workshop (Tel Aviv, 2019)
  • Selected Talks
  • Media Coverage
  • HKUST Philosophy of Science Lecture Series
    • HKUST PLS Full Programme
  • HKUST HPS Research Seminar
    • HKUST HPS Full Programme
  • Contact