UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS History & Philosophy of Science Seminars
Semester 1, 2008-9
Venue: Department of Philosophy, Woodhouse Lane, Baines Wing Room G36 [ http://www.hps.leeds.ac.uk/Find/find.htm ]http://www.hps.leeds.ac.uk/Find/find.htm
Seminars commence at 3.15pm. Tea is available from 3 pm in the same room.
15th October Alice Bell (Imperial College) The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm: Considering the Childlike Scientist
29th October Miklos Redei (London School of Economics) John von Neumann’s life and work in light of his letters
12th November Jacob Busch (St Andrews) Why the Indispensability Argument for Mathematical Platonism does Not Work
26th November Julie Anderson (Manchester) The Science of Examination: Blindness and Inspection in Ireland 1920-1948
10th December Alan Baker (Swarthmore/Oxford) Angles and Insects: Geometrical Explanation in Science
ALL WELCOME!
For further information please contact Graeme Gooday, [ mailto:[email protected] ][email protected]