C4A: Foundational challenges in cosmological studies of black holes, Bonn, 14th May 2024

Foundational challenges in cosmological studies of black holes
14th May 2024
University of Bonn

With the emergence of new observational windows, black holes are increasingly used in constraining cosmological theories. This workshop aims to address the major foundational and methodological challenges in cosmological studies of black holes: What are the methodological principles of these searches? What should we expect from future observations? How do long-standing research programs look from the new vantage points? What foundational lessons can be drawn from cosmological studies of new physics? The workshop will facilitate a multi-disciplinary perspective on the cosmological implications of black holes, by bringing together contributions from theoretical physics, astronomy, and the philosophy of physics.

Utrecht: Philosophy of Inflation Workshop

The UPAC research group and COSMO-MASTER project team are organising a half-day workshop around the Physical and Philosophical interpretations and implications of the Inflationary paradigm. We will convene physicists and philosophers to discuss the subfield’s current state of the art and its prospects. The workshop will be held at Utrecht University on Friday the 24th of May 2024. We welcome researchers and students within either philosophy or physics to join the discussion as attendants. We will have three invited speakers to provide an overview of the state of the art on Inflation: Marieke Postma (Radboud University), Richard Dawid (Stockholm University) and Daniel Meerburg (University of Groningen).

For more information, please see https://www.uu.nl/en/research/utrecht-philosophy-of-astronomy-cosmology/events/philosophy-of-inflation-workshop

Utrecht, 8 April 2024: 2nd HPP-NL Workshop

During the inaugural History and Philosophy of Physics in the Netherlands (HPP-NL) Workshop in December 2023, our community decided to organise regular HPP-NL mini-workshops, roughly twice a year, in varying cities. The 2nd HPP-NL Workshop will take place in Utrecht on the afternoon of Monday the 8th of April 2024. This workshop will feature three research presentations: an international keynote by Elena Castellani (University of Florence) as well as talks by an NL-based historian of physics and a philosopher of physics.

For more information, visit https://www.uu.nl/en/research/history-and-philosophy-of-physics/events/2nd-hpp-nl-workshop

Fourth Irvine-London-Munich-PoliMi-Salzburg Conference in Philosophy and Foundations of Physics

Dates: June 10-11 2024  

Venue: King’s College London Strand Campus (London, UK)

Organizing committee: John Dougherty (LMU), Alexander Franklin (KCL), Eleanor Knox (KCL), Patricia Palacios (Salzburg), Bryan Roberts (LSE), Giovanni Valente (PoliMi),  Jim Weatherall (Irvine)

Call for Abstracts: 

CFP: Ninth Annual Conference of the International Association for the Philosophy of Time (IAPT)

The International Association for Philosophy of Time (IAPT) is pleased to announce its 9th annual conference to be held at the Institute of Philosophy at Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI) in Lugano, Switzerland, on 24th–28th June 2024.

The 5-day conference will include 13 keynote speakers, two symposia as well as 24 slots for selected speakers. Talks will deal with any aspect pertaining to the philosophy of time, broadly construed.

The list of invited speakers includes: Craig Callender, Fabrice Correia, Nina Emery, Kit Fine, Jenann Ismael, Tim Maudlin, Kristie Miller, Laurie Paul, Oliver Pooley, Thomas Sattig, Daniel Sudarsky, Emily Thomas, Christian Wüthrich.

Call for Abstracts: the organisers request submissions of high-quality abstracts (500 words max.) of papers on the philosophy of time, broadly construed, suitable for 40-minute presentations. Abstracts should be prepared for blind review and submitted by email (as a .docx or .pdf file) to iapt9lugano@gmail.com by 31st January 2024, 12.00 pm (noon) GMT. The submission email should include your name, institutional affiliation, and the title of the paper (in the body of the email). Successful applicants will be notified and the full programme confirmed in April.

https://www.iapt9.usi.ch

CFA for Workshop “Quantum Gravity” at the annual DPG Meeting, Berlin, 18-22 March 2024

The Working Group “Philosophy of Physics” (AGPhil) of the German Physical Society (DPG) invites submissions for its annual workshop. Contributions on any topic in philosophy of physics are welcome; the focus, however, will be on the topic of quantum gravity. The workshop takes place 18-22 March 2024 at the TU Berlin and will be part of the Annual Meeting of the DPG (https://berlin24.dpg-tagungen.de/).

The following Invited Speakers have confirmed thus far:

Conference: Philosophy of experiment, 16-17 November 2023

There will be a conference today and tomorrow at the University of Stockholm on the philosophy of experiment. Here is further information:

CFP: Philosophy of Physics Society at the Pacific APA (2024)

The Philosophy of Physics Society invites submissions of abstracts (300–500 words, not including references) for our group meeting at the Pacific APA in Portland (OR), March 20–23, 2024. Accepted submissions will be given a 30-minute presentation time. To submit, please fill out the form at the below link by October 1, 2023.  Send questions to Sam Fletcher at scfletch@umn.edu.

https://forms.gle/YDWY4aQTfdosmVjT9

Utrecht Philosophy of Astronomy & Cosmology Colloquium

The Utrecht Philosophy of Astronomy & Cosmology Research Group (UPAC) is organising a weekly colloquium on the philosophy of astronomy, astro(particle) physics and cosmology, which can be attended either in person or online. The colloquium takes place on Tuesdays (starting on the 3rd of October) and rotates between three formats: a speaker presentation, a reading group session, and a work-in-progress session. It is possible to sign up for the UPAC Colloquium mailing list here. (Please check your spam folder for an email with a confirmation link to complete the subscription process!)

All other info, including the schedule, can be found at: https://www.uu.nl/en/research/utrecht-philosophy-of-astronomy-cosmology/events/upac-colloquium. For questions, please contact cosmo-master@uu.nl.

CfP: Philosophy of Experiment

As part of Establishing the Nordic Network for Philosophy of Physics, a workshop on Philosophy of Experiment will be hosted at Stockholm University on November 16 and 17, 2023.

Empirical constraints are essential in scientific theory development and assessment, with experiment being the quintessential arbiter of science. However, in much of cutting-edge theoretical physics (especially high-energy physics, astrophysics and cosmology), conclusive experiments are hard to come by. The analysis of experimental results and the assessment of their epistemic significance has often come to rely on a multi-layered embedding in wider conceptual reasoning.