Center Discussion Group
Meeting time: Friday afternoons (about every other week - see the calendar below), 1:30–3:00 pm Central time
Meeting place: Hybrid format. 737 Heller Hall and online via Zoom
The Center discussion group (CtrDG) reads and discusses works of mutual interest in the philosophy of science, broadly construed. We have a tradition of reading works of important authors and then having them visit to discuss their work with the group. CtrDG visitors have included Nancy Cartwright, John Dupré, Margaret Morrison, Bas van Fraassen, William C. Wimsatt, and James Woodward, each of whose work we read during a semester preceding their separate visits.
Colleagues from area schools and fields outside philosophy regularly participate in our discussions. We continue to seek new participants. All faculty from the University of Minnesota and area colleges and universities are welcome to attend whenever they would like (and without invitation). Postdoctoral fellows and Ph.D. students are also welcome to attend. For further information, contact Alan Love (aclove@umn.edu).
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Fall 2024
Woodward, J.F. 2021. Causation with a Human Face: Normative Theory and Descriptive Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press. An electronic copy is available through the University of Minnesota Libraries
September 13: Woodward, J.F. 2021. Causation with a Human Face: Normative Theory and Descriptive Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press. Chapter 1 (pp 1-14)
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December 13: