What kinds of academic knowledge — 'science' in the German sense — can best inform policy and practice, what methods will produce this knowledge and how should this knowledge be put to use? Current areas of focus are causal modelling, historical scholarship, evidence-based policy, tools for scientists and the use of science, information synthesis and practical inference, uncertainty and risk in astrobiology, objectivity and social activist research, the role of descriptive/qualitative work in science, mapping tensions in work crossing scientific disciplines and integrating philosophers into scientific work.
The events were all free to attend. For some events, it was possible to attend online, if you were outside of Durham. Please contact CHESS administrator at admin.chess@durham.ac.uk, if you have any questions.
Thu 14 November at 3.30-5.00 PM at ER149 (Elvet Riverside)
MLAC meets Philosophy: Issues of translation and interpretation when we survey scientific communities
Thu 28 November at 3.30-5.00 PM at ER149 (Elvet Riverside)
Simona Capisani: Reflections of a philosopher at the COP16 Biodiversity Conference
Fri 7 February at 1.30-4.30 PM at ER228 (Elvet Riverside)
Workshop: Counterfactual Histories in Philosophy of Technology
Thu 27 March at 3.30-5.00 PM at Institute of Advanced Studies
Workshop with SGIA: Normative Philosophy and Qualitative Methods
Thu 8 May at 3.30-5.00 PM at ER278 (Elvet Riverside)Joyce Havstad: Methodological Choice, Value-Criteria, and Fruitfulness
Thu 29 May at 3.30-5.00 PM at ER278 (Elvet Riverside)Nancy Cartwright: In praise of the inexact, the inelegant and the unassuming
Thu 26 June at 1- 5.30 PM at PO005 (Department of Philosophy)Workshop: Intellectual Humility in Early Modern Science and Philosophy
Our weekly research meetings were held during Term times:
Thu at 11 AM -12 PM at PO004 (Department of Philosophy) and Teams
In Easter term 2025, the meetings were held on 8 May, 15 May, 29 May, 5 June and 12 June. Please contact CHESS administrator at admin.chess@durham.ac.uk, to be added on the CHESS mailing list where you get the latest information and links to online sessions.
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