Department Colloquium: Michela Massimi

Michela Massimi
April 10, 2024
3:45PM - 5:45PM
Virtual Talk

Date Range
2024-04-10 15:45:00 2024-04-10 17:45:00 Department Colloquium: Michela Massimi "Perspectival Realism. An Introduction"Abstract: In this talk I give an overview of the philosophical view called Perspectival realism which I articulated in Massimi (2022, OUP). I present the epistemological approach to science that underpins the view with the question of how reliable scientific knowledge is produced. In the second part of the talk I elucidate the realist position that results from the epistemological project with a focus on a phenomena-first ontology. Michela Massimi is a Professor of Philosophy of Science at the University of Edinburgh.Please note - This talk is on a WEDNESDAY. Virtual Talk America/New_York public

"Perspectival Realism. An Introduction"

Abstract: In this talk I give an overview of the philosophical view called Perspectival realism which I articulated in Massimi (2022, OUP). I present the epistemological approach to science that underpins the view with the question of how reliable scientific knowledge is produced. In the second part of the talk I elucidate the realist position that results from the epistemological project with a focus on a phenomena-first ontology.

 

Michela Massimi is a Professor of Philosophy of Science at the University of Edinburgh.

Please note - This talk is on a WEDNESDAY.