Philosophy of Physics Graduate Lunch Seminar (Thursday - Week 4, TT26)

philosophy of physics grad lunch seminar
Thursday 21 May, 1:15pm - 2:30 pm
Seminar Room (20.306), Level 2, Schwarzman Centre

Pierce Comerford (Kellogg College) and Ray Pedersen (Merton College) : 'Math-first realism and its discontents' 

Abstract: Pierce and Ray will begin by outlining math-first realism before speculating on what it might entail for philosophers of physics and raising concerns for its methodological viability. They will subsequently facilitate discussion of it. 

 

Suggested pre-reading: 

  1. ""Stating Structural Realism: Mathematics-First Approaches to Physics and Metaphysics" (David Wallace, 2022)" (David Wallace, 2022) 
  2. "Stating math-first realism: some tentative proposals" (Caspar Jacobs, 2024)" (Caspar Jacobs, 2024)

Registration: If you do not hold a university card, please contact the seminar convenor or admin@philosophy.ox.ac.uk at least two working days before a seminar to register your attendance.

Philosophy of Physics Graduate Lunch Seminar Convenors: Paolo Faglia, Gregor Gajic and Rachel Pederson