Talk by Richard Dawid at CAS (Dec 10)
Dardashti, Radin
Radin.Dardashti at lrz.uni-muenchen.de
Fri Dec 6 09:04:43 CET 2013
Speaker: Richard Dawid (Vienna)
Wednesday 10th Dec 2013
Location: Vortragssaal des CAS, Seestraße 13
Time: 7 pm
Title: String Theory and the Scientific Method
Abstract:
For the last thirty years, string theory has played a highly
influential role in fundamental physics without having found empirical
confirmation. The presentation will analyze reasons for the high degree
of trust many physicists have developed in a theory that, according to
classical standards of theory assessment, would have to be called an
unconfirmed speculation. It will be argued that the case of string
theory suggests a new perspective on our understanding of theory
confirmation in general. In the last part of the talk, some implications
for the scientific realism debate and the question of reduction in
science shall also be addressed.
Please Register at: info at cas.lmu.de
http://www.cas.uni-muenchen.de/veranstaltungen/einzelvortraege/ev_dawid/index.html
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