Series: WIP Abstract: Epistemological scientific realists and antirealists alike invoke reasons to believe, or not, in the truth of some propositions belonging to an accepted scientific theory. These reasons are typically grounded on alleged epistemic virtues of theories, such as empirical adequacy, explanatory power, simplicity, scope etc. The debate between realists and antirealists hinges on… Continue reading CEFISES Seminar: Michel Ghins, “What are the truth tropic virtues of a scientific theory?”

Series: Explanatory Inference Abstract: In the literature on uniqueness it has been clearly shown that the question whether a connective is uniquely characterized by its set of rules is strongly related to the logic, its specific representation, and in particular to the underlying consequence relation. I will show the problems that are encountered when dealing… Continue reading CEFISES Seminar: Sara Ayhan, “How to secure uniqueness of logical connectives in bilateralism”

Series: Metaphysics of Science This talk will take place remotely, on Zoom. Please contact the organizer at cristian.lopez@uclouvain.be if you would like to attend. Abstract: There is a persisting debate about what chemical bonds are and whether they exist. I argue that chemical bonds are real patterns of interactions between subatomic particles. This proposal resolves… Continue reading CEFISES Seminar: Vanessa Seifert, “Chemical Bonds are Real Patterns”