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“Kant on Mechanistic Explanation and the Metaphysics of Magnitude “, Aaron Wells

Title: Kant on Mechanistic Explanation and the Metaphysics of Magnitude   By Aaron Wells (Paderborn, Philosophy)   Date: Thursday March 31, 2022 Time:  1530-1700   Zoom: go to www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr   Abstract:  For Kant, the possibility of “proper cognition of nature” requires that we try as far as we can to explain all material things, including organisms, in a mechanistic way. […]

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“Predictivism and Model Selection”, Alireza Fathollahi

Title: Predictivism and Model Selection   By Alireza Fathollahi (Princeton, Philosophy)   Date: Tuesday March 29, 2022 Time: 1730-1900   Zoom: go to www.phil.bilkent.edu.tr   Abstract: There has been an intense debate in the philosophy of science over predictivism – that prediction has epistemic advantage over mere accommodation of data. Despite predictivism’s strong intuitive appeal, its opponents argue that whether the data […]

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“Everyday Life and Environment at Pre-Pottery Neolithic Göbekli Tepe, Turkey”, Dr. Birgül Öğüt

By Dr. Birgül Öğüt (German Archaeological Institute (DAI), Orient Department, “Everyday Life and Environment at Pre-Pottery Neolithic Göbekli Tepe, Turkey” Tuesday 29 March 2022 at 05:30 PM Zoom Meeting Abstract Pre-Pottery Neolithic Göbekli Tepe in south-eastern Turkey is predominantlyknown for its monumental round-oval buildings with monolithic T-pillars which provided the ground for speculations about ancient life, not only at this […]

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