Reflections on Philosophy, Science and Society
At the next Perspectives on Science seminar on Monday 9.3. Alfonso García Lapeña (University of Barcelona) will give a presentation with the title “Truthlikeness and Scientific laws: defining and estimating distance to the truth”. The seminar will take place in the Main building (Fabianinkatu 33) in room 12, from 2 to 4 pm. Continue reading “Perspectives on Science seminar 9.3.”
At the next Perspectives on Science seminar on Monday 24.2. Pekka Syrjänen will present his paper “Are agent-centered theories superfluous in the prediction versus accommodation debate?” The seminar will take place in the lecture room in Unioninkatu 37, from 2 to 4 pm. Continue reading “Perspectives on Science seminar 24.2.”
At next week’s Perspectives on Science -seminar (10.2.) Matti Sarkia, Tuukka Kaidesoja and Mikko Hyyryläinen (TINT, HCAS & University of Helsinki) will present their paper “Mechanistic Explanations in the Cognitive Social Sciences: Lessons from Three Case Studies”. Continue reading “Perspectives on Science seminar 10.2.”
At the next Perspectives on Science seminar on 3.2., Carlo Martini (TINT & Vita-Salute San Raffaele University) will give a talk entitled “Fake news, communicative gaps, and their impact on the doctor-patient relationship”.
At the next Perspectives on Science seminar on 27.1., Samuli Reijula (TINT & University of Helsinki) and Jaakko Kuorikoski (TINT & Tampere University) will give a talk entitled “The problem of the problem in diversity theorems”. Continue reading “Perspectives on Science seminar 27.1.2020”
At the year’s first Perspectives on Science seminar on 20.1., Janne I. Hukkinen (University of Helsinki & SRC/WISE consortium) will give a presentation on “Analyzing path-dependent decision making in wicked socio-ecological disruptions”.
Under what circumstances can we correctly attribute knowledge to an institution? The question is interesting not only because it can assist us in attributing responsibility, but also because it can illuminate what information structures and lines of communication should look like in institutions. This post by Säde Hormio is based on her forthcoming article “Institutional knowledge and its normative implications”.
Péter Cserne and Magdalena Małecka tell us how their book Law and Economics as Interdisciplinary Practice came to be and give an overview on what kind of issues the book tackles. They discuss the position of Law and Economics at a time when questions are raised about the identity and possible further developments of the research project.
Viime vuosituhannen puolella oli vielä mahdollista kouluttautua perusteellisesti ja monialaisesti, muistelee Uskali Mäki matkaansa taloustieteen filosofiksi teoksessa Tiemme taloustieteilijöiksi. Hän arvelee, että nykyisten akateemisten instituutioiden raameissa sellainen on paljon vaikeampaa, vaikka monitieteisyyttä yhä äänekkäämmin kuulutetaan.
On November 25th 2019, TINT will organize a seminar, The Economics & Philosophy of Plumbing, on the 2019 Nobel prize in economics.
Continue reading “Seminar on the 2019 Economics Nobel Prize”
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