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Geneva Centre for Philosophy of Science

The Geneva Centre for Philosophy of Science promotes discussions among philosophers and scientists on various topics including new theoretical and methodological developments of science, its history and its practice and their relation to the philosophical questions of epistemic, ontological and metaphysical nature.

The Centre is co-directed by Professor ²Ñ²¹°ù³¦±ð±ôÌýWeber and by Professor Christian °Âü³Ù³ó°ù¾±³¦³ó leading respectively the following groups

lake geneva BIOLOGICAL INTEREST GROUP (lgBIG)

Our members are based in different institutions at the Universities of Geneva, Lausanne, Bern, and Milan and we organise conferences, seminars, workshops and other events with groups from leading universities around the world.

Members in Geneva

Department of Philosophy

Augustin Baas (Geneva)
(Geneva)
Lorenzo Casini (Geneva)
Pablo CarninoÌý(³Ò±ð²Ô±ð±¹²¹)
Karen Crowther (Geneva)
(Geneva)
Maximilian HuberÌý(³Ò±ð²Ô±ð±¹²¹)
Baptiste Le Bihan (Geneva)
Niels Linnemann (Geneva)
Andrea Loettgers (Geneva)
Guillaume Schlaepfer (Geneva)
Ìý(³Ò±ð²Ô±ð±¹²¹)
Marcel WeberÌý(³Ò±ð²Ô±ð±¹²¹)
Christian °Âü³Ù³ó°ù¾±³¦³ó (Geneva)

Other departments

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External members

Christine ClavienÌý(³Ò±ð²Ô±ð±¹²¹)
(Lausanne)
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Our research projects


- Philosophy of quantum gravity (Christian °Âü³Ù³ó°ù¾±³¦³ó, )

Kindred groups

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If you are interested in cooperation or participation to the activities of the Geneva Centre for Philosophy of Science, please do not hesitate to contact either Professor ²Ñ²¹°ù³¦±ð±ôÌýWeber or Professor Christian °Âü³Ù³ó°ù¾±³¦³ó.


Marcel WeberÌý
Département de PhilosophieÌý
±«²Ô¾±±¹±ð°ù²õ¾±³Ùé de GenèveÌý
2, rue de CandolleÌý
CH-1211 Genève 4Ìý
Tél.: +41.22.379.7050 (secrétariat)Ìý
Email: Marcel.Weber(at)unige.ch

Christian °Âü³Ù³ó°ù¾±³¦³ó
Département de PhilosophieÌý
±«²Ô¾±±¹±ð°ù²õ¾±³Ùé de GenèveÌý
2, rue de CandolleÌý
CH-1211 Genève 4Ìý
Tél.: +41.22.379.7050 (secrétariat)Ìý
Email: Christian.Wuthrich(at)unige.ch

Calendar of events

2017
Ìý
Workshops, Conferences
Ìý
8-9 June 2017
Bastions, B214
Ìý

Talks, Presentations

14 June 2017
Bastions, B101
Quodlibeta special
Bas van Fraassen (Princeton)
After Hempel's Dilemma: On the Evidence of Things Unseen

Regular events
TUESDAYS 12h15 - 13h45
Bâtiment des Philosophes, PHIL 102
Ìý

WEDNESDAYS 12h15 - 13h45
Bastions/Aile Jura, A206
Philosophy of Science seminar

WEDNESDAYS 18h00 - 19h45
Landolt L107

THURSDAYS 16h15 - 17h45
Bastions, B002
Ìý

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Past events

2016
Ìý
Workshops, Conferences
1-12 August 2016

Basel
(Details)

5-9 September 2016
Klosternburg/Vienna
EASPLS : (CFP)

13-14 September 2016
Geneva
Ground in Philosophy of Science - Society for the Metaphysics of Science - Satellite ConferenceÌý(CFP)

15-17 September 2016
Geneva
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Talks, Presentations

17 May 2016
Miloud Belkoniene
on Explanationism and Truthlike Explanations
2, Rue De-Candolle, 405A
Ìý
23 March 2016
2, Rue De-Candolle, Room L107
Jonathan Dorsey (Texas Tech):
Defining the Physical
Ìý
14 January 2016, 16:15
2, Rue De-Candolle, Room L107
Sebastian de Haro (AV¶ÌÊÓÆµ of Amsterdam and AV¶ÌÊÓÆµ of Cambridge):Ìý
Emergence in Gauge/Gravity Dualities
Ìý
15 December 2015, 12:15
2, Rue De-Candolle
Raphael Scholl
The irrelevance of unconceived alternatives: On two types of inference in biological science

1 December 2015, 12:15
2, Rue De-Candolle
Michal Hladky
On simulation models in neuroscience
Ìý
17 November 2015, 12:15
2, Rue De-Candolle
Marcel Weber
Which kind of causal specificity matters biologically?
Ìý
11 November 2015, 16:15
2, Rue De-Candolle, Room L107
Kerry McKenzie (AV¶ÌÊÓÆµ of California, San Diego):Ìý
Against brute fundamentalism
Ìý

28 October 2015, 16:15
Daniele Oriti (Albert Einstein Institute, Golm):
If space and time are emergent (in quantum gravity), what is cosmology?
2, Rue De-Candolle, Room L107

21 October 2015, 16:15
Michael Esfeld (Lausanne):
Relationalism about space-time and the essence of matter
2, Rue De-Candolle, Room L107

7 October 2015, 16:15
Vincent Lam (Lausanne) (and Christian °Âü³Ù³ó°ù¾±³¦³ó, Geneva):
Functional emergence of spacetime in quantum gravity
2, Rue De-Candolle, Room L107

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