Modeling, Idealization, & Truth
Schedule
Fri Feb 24 2023 at 09:30 am to Sat Feb 25 2023 at 07:00 pm
Location
Angelicum Thomistic Institute | Rome, LA
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Modeling, Idealization, and Truth: A Dialogue between Contemporary Philosophy of Science and the Aristotelian Tradition24-25 February 2023
Aula Minor, Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), Rome
Language: English
Theme of the Conference: Philosophy of Science & Aristotelian Tradition
A central theme within the philosophy of science is the importance of idealization, metaphor
and modeling for both how we know, and what we know, through the natural sciences. This improved
understanding of how the sciences work has led (at least within the philosophy of science community) to
the realization that physical theories should not be interpreted literally, and that the mathematical
structure of a theory is not a straightforward guide to the metaphysics of the entities described by that
theory. On the other hand, the philosophical discussion of modeling, metaphor and idealization — and the
relationship of these notions to truth is not new and has a long pedigree within the Aristotelian-Thomistic tradition. This conference brings together philosophers of science and those working within Aristotelian-Thomism to discuss how the resources of this tradition can be brought to bear on contemporary philosophy of science.
Friday, 24 February 2023
9:30 | John O’Callaghan | (University of Notre Dame) | Truth, Metaphor, and Representation: Thomistic Reflections
10:30 |Coffee Break
10:45 | Kevin Flannery, SJ | (Pontifical University of St. Gregory) |Aristotle’s Manyfold Models.
11:45 | Lunch Break
13:45 | James Nguyen | (Stockholm University) |Universality Explanations
14:45 | Coffee Break
15:00 | Thomas Davenport, OP | (Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas) |Thomistic Scientific Realism and the Modelling of Elementary Particles
Saturday, 25 February 2023
09:30 | Dave O’Connor | (University of Notre Dame) | Bigger than Life: Aristotle’s Ideal Hero
10:30| Coffee Break
10:45| Nicholas Teh | (University of Notre Dame) | Essential Idealizations and the Interpretation of Science
11:45 | Lunch Break
13:45 | Jonathan Buttachi | (Catholic University of America) | Fitting Concepts to Experience’: Aristotle, Aquinas, and Geach on Phantasmata as Tools for Thinking
14:45 | Coffee Break
15:00 | Santiago Schnell | (University of Notre Dame) | Uses and Abuses of Models in the Life Sciences: How can life scientists Develop Better Models and Theories?
16:00 | Coffee Break
16:15 | Mariusz Tabaczek, OP | (Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas) | Aristotelian Causal Modeling of Life in the Context of Contemporary Reflection on the Roles of Models in Biology
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Where is it happening?
Angelicum Thomistic Institute, Pontifical University of St. Thomas, Largo Angelicum, 1,Rome, ItalyEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
