Dear all:
Important topic!, studied through varied examples. The website link gives
full details, and talk abstracts.
Best, Jeremy
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Jeremy Butterfield:
Trinity College, Cambridge CB2 1TQ
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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 12:35:30 +0100
From: Dr E. Tal <[email protected]>
To: [email protected], [email protected],
[email protected]
Subject: Workshop: Informal Aspects of Uncertainty Evaluation, May 20th,
University of Cambridge
Dear all,
I would like to invite you to attend a workshop on Informal Aspects of
Uncertainty Evaluation, which will be held at the History and Philosophy
of Science Department, University of Cambridge, on Friday, May 20th
2016. Speakers will be:
Fabien Grégis (Paris 7)
Phil Maguire (NUI Maynooth)
Luca Mari (LIUC Italy)
Wendy Parker (Durham)
Lenny Smith (LSE and Oxford)
Kent Staley (Saint Louis)
Eran Tal (Cambridge)
Overview: Philosophers of science have studied scientific uncertainty
from the viewpoint of formal probabilistic frameworks, such as classical
probability theory and Bayesianism. It is not always clear how to apply
such formal tools to cases of uncertainty evaluation encountered in
scientific practice. Examples are the adjustment of inconsistent
uncertainties from different sources, the evaluation of uncertainties
associated with modelling assumptions and background theories, the
evaluation of Type B ('systematic') uncertainties, the assessment of
uncertainty associated with vague definitions ('definitional
uncertainty'), and the ways in which human values, interests and
expertise enter uncertainty evaluations. This one-day workshop will be
dedicated to a critical examination of informal practices of uncertainty
evaluation in metrology, climate science, particle physics and computer
science, with the aim of clarifying whether and why certain kinds of
uncertainty resist formalization. This workshop will also serve as the
concluding event of the Economies of Uncertainty project, funded by a
Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship within the 7th European Community
Framework Programme.
Attendance is free to all members of the academic community and no
registration is required. However, if you plan to attend please email
the organizer, Dr. Eran Tal ([email protected]) by Friday, May 13th 2016
so as to allow for a sufficient supply of food. Please also specify if
you require disability access or have any special dietary requirements
(vegetarian options will be available at lunch).
For additional details on this event, please visit the workshop website:
http://people.ds.cam.ac.uk/et382/events.html
Best wishes,
Eran
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Dr. Eran Tal
Marie Curie Research Fellow
Department of History and Philosophy of Science
University of Cambridge
[email protected]
https://sites.google.com/site/erantalphilosophy/
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