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The Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh. Here to provide you with up-to-date information on Center news, events, and all the rest!
Happening Today!

Join us for our final Fall Annual Lecture with presenter Jonathan Fuller!

Time: 3:30PM CL 1008

Title: "What’s in a Diagnosis? Towards a Philosophy of Diagnostic Medicine"

Join on Zoom: https://ow.ly/Nkvi50XnPQG

Full talk info here: https://ow.ly/Uvz850XnPQE

See you there!
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Don’t miss our Annual Lecture Series with Angela Potochnik!

📅 Tomorrow, November 14th
⏰ 3:30pm EDT
📍 CL-1008

Title: "What’s in a Diagnosis? Towards a Philosophy of Diagnostic Medicine"

Can't make the talk? Join on Zoom: https://ow.ly/NQVn50XnP8c

More info here: https://ow.ly/hieb50XnP8a

#ALS
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Sign up for our newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest news, guest speakers, and upcoming events.

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#NewsletterSignup #StayUpdated
November 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Become a Visiting Fellow or Postdoc!

Applications for 2026-27 now open for Visiting Fellows and Postdoctoral Fellows!

More info and application link is available on our website at https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/programs/overview/

#PhilosophyOfScience #ResearchFellowship #PostdocOpportunities
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
New Publication!

The Center is proud to congratulate former fellow Alison McConwell on her publication:

“Were Huxley’s social views constituted by his biological work, and vice versa? Progress, perfection, and social values in Julian Huxley’s biological worldview.”

Read more here:
November 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Highlights from yesterday’s talk with David Barack📸

Join us at our next event to participate in the discussion!

#PhilosophyOfScience #CenterEvents
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Happening Today at Noon!

Join us at 12 PM EST in CL-1117 for a Lunch Time Talk with David Barack!

Title: "Neural Doctrines"

More info at https://ow.ly/3fJy50XnOQH

Join on Zoom: https://ow.ly/se1650XnOQM

See you there!

#LTT #CenterPhilSci
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Happening Today at Noon!

Join us at 12 PM EST in CL-1117 for a Lunch Time Talk with Joe McCaffrey!

Title: "Functional Localization in Flux"

More info at https://ow.ly/MxGi50Xkru2

Join on Zoom: https://ow.ly/Xrry50Xkru7

See you there!

#LTT #CenterPhilSci
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
New Publication

The Center for Philosophy of Science is proud to congratulate former visiting fellow Mousa Mohammadian on the publication in Philosophy of Science:

"Theoretical Virtues, Truth, and the Epistemic Aim of Scientific Theorizing"

Read here: https://ow.ly/pP8A50XnVVR
November 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Don’t miss our Lunch Time Talk with Joe McCaffrey!

📅 Tomorrow, November 7th
⏰ 12pm EST
📍 CL-1117

Title: "Functional Localization in Flux"

Read more : https://ow.ly/GUlU50XkrVb

Can't make the talk? Join on Zoom: https://ow.ly/2FMS50XkrVf

See you there!

#LTT #CenterPhilSci
November 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Join us as we sit down with Visiting Fellow Joe McCaffrey to discuss his work here at the Center!

Now live on YouTube at - https://youtu.be/JqABFjIxMNQ

Gain insight into the exciting work being done here at the Center by Joe!

Also, don't miss his talk with us tomorrow 11/7 at 12pm EST!
November 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Save the Date!

Join us on 11/14 at 3:30 PM EST for our final ALS of the term! Jonathan Fuller (University of Pittsburgh) gives a talk on "What’s in a diagnosis? Towards a philosophy of diagnostic medicine."

More info at: https://ow.ly/yIEK50XkmGk

#AnnualLectureSeries #PhilosophyOfMedicine
November 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Highlights from yesterday’s talk with Marta Bielinska📸

Join us at our next event to participate in the discussion!

#PhilosophyOfScience #CenterEvents
November 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Happening Today at Noon!

Join us at 12 PM EST in CL-1117 for a Lunch Time Talk with Marta Bielinska!

Title: "Spacetime Epistemology"

More info at https://ow.ly/6tku50XknHC

Join on Zoom: https://ow.ly/L5sp50XknHE

See you there!

#LTT #CenterPhilSci
November 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Don’t miss our Lunch Time Talk with Marta Bielinska!

📅 Tomorrow, November 4th
⏰ 12pm EST
📍 CL-1117

Title: "Spacetime Epistemology"

Read more: https://ow.ly/FZru50XknYH

Can't make the talk? Join on Zoom: https://ow.ly/K7WU50XknYK

See you there!

#LTT #CenterPhilSci
November 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Call for Papers!

We invite submissions for the upcoming workshop, Social Ontology and Empirical Inquiry: Conflicts and Connections (April 11-12, 2026).

Deadline: January 15th

Details: https://ow.ly/zOr550X9T2n

#PhilosophyOfScience #CallForPapers
November 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Happening Today at Noon!

Join us at 12 PM EDT in CL-1117 for a Lunch Time Talk with Daniel Wilkenfeld!

Title: "Moral Distress as a Kind"

More info at https://ow.ly/fn1a50XhWn9

Join on Zoom: https://ow.ly/757t50XhWn6

See you there!

#LTT #CenterPhilSci
October 31, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Don’t miss our Lunch Time Talk with Daniel Wilkenfeld!

📅 Tomorrow, October 31st
⏰ 12pm EDT
📍 CL-1117

Title: "Moral Distress as a Kind"

Read more about the talk on our website.

Can't make the talk? Join on Zoom: https://ow.ly/PKYA50XhWmq

See you there!

#LTT #CenterPhilSci
October 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Become a Visiting Fellow or Postdoc!

Applications for 2026-27 now open for Visiting Fellows and Postdoctoral Fellows!

More info and application link is available on our website at https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/programs/overview/

#PhilosophyOfScience #ResearchFellowship #PostdocOpportunities
October 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Join us as we sit down with Visiting Postdoctoral fellow Marta Bielinska to discuss her work here at the Center!

Now live on YouTube at - https://youtu.be/8OY-Iid0OAw

Gain insight into the exciting work being done here at the Center by Marta!

Also, save the date for her talk with us on 11/4!
October 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Happening Today at Noon!

Join us at 12 PM EDT in CL-1117 for a Lunch Time Talk with Edoardo Peruzzi!

Title: "Model Transfer Through Formal Template Accumulation"

More info at https://ow.ly/g9Ir50XhWm3

Join on Zoom: https://ow.ly/9Ibw50XhWm1

See you there!

#LTT #CenterPhilSci
October 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Don’t miss our Lunch Time Talk with Edoardo Peruzzi!

📅 Tomorrow, October 28th
⏰ 12pm EDT
📍 CL-1117

Title: "Model Transfer Through Formal Template Accumulation"

More about the talk on our website.

Can't make the talk? Join on Zoom: https://ow.ly/ZQZi50XhWkW

See you there!

#LTT #CenterPhilSci
October 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Last Call!

Accepting abstract submissions for our Spring conference "To Be or Not to Be Included in a Causal Model."

Deadline: November 1st at midnight

More information including abstract submission guidelines available at https://ow.ly/f4u050XfFRG
October 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Happening Tomorrow!

A Population Doctrine in Neuroscience Workshop begins tomorrow morning at 9am.

See the full program schedule here: https://ow.ly/JtQW50XhLSE

Look forward to an engaging event. We hope to see you there!

#NeuroscienceWorkshop #CenterPhilSci
October 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Happening Today at Noon!

Join us at 12 PM EDT in CL-1117 for a Lunch Time Talk with Melinda Fagan!

Title: "Explanatory particularism in scientific practice"

More info at https://ow.ly/yBFc50XaG0t

Join on Zoom: https://ow.ly/lBIT50XaG0q

See you there!

#LTT #CenterPhilSci
October 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM