Note that this seminar starts unusually at 15h instead of 14h! Series: Explanatory Inference Abstract: In recent work I have defended the view that logics are best understood metainferentially, as Tarskian consequence relations over sequents. The rationale for rejecting the more familiar inferential determination of consequence include (1) the underdetermination of consequence: inferences alone appear…

Series: Life and Cognition Abstract: Erwin Schrödinger’s What is Life? is one of the most celebrated scientific works of the twentieth century. However, like most classics, it is far more often cited than read. Efforts to seriously engage with Schrödinger’s arguments are rare. In this talk I explore how well his ideas have stood the…

Series: Metaphysics of Science