The Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh invites you to join us for our Lunch Time Talk. Attend in person at 1117 Cathedral of Learning or visit our live stream on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg.

Lunch Time Talk:  Ken Aizawa

Tuesday, March 31 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

Title:  Zetetic Philosophy of Science

Abstract:

A significant portion of philosophy of science might be thought of as the epistemology of science. It is epistemology with scientific examples.  In this talk, I wish to focus on another part of the philosophy of science. I want to begin to think more concretely and explicitly about inquiry in science. Zetetic philosophy of science is, in the first instance, a shift from a focus on knowledge to a focus on inquiry, leaving aside whether scientific inquiry leads to knowledge. A key element here is a shift from focusing on the pairing of scientific realism and inference to the best explanation—which I take to be parts of the epistemology of science—to a focus on the pairing of zetetic scientific realism and abduction. This involves a shift from focusing on knowing that P to focusing on a different propositional attitude, namely, taking one’s self to have reasons to believe that P.

This talk will be available online:

Zoom:  https://pitt.zoom.us/j/97559112250

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrRp47ZMXD7NXO3a9Gyh2sg