Fwd: Talk by Richard Dawid at CAS (Dec 10)

[Dardashti, Radin]

Apologies. The talk will, of course, be on Tuesday Dec 10 not 
Wednesday.

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Subject: Talk by Richard Dawid at CAS (Dec 10)
Date: 2013-12-06 09:04
 From: "Dardashti, Radin" <Radin.Dardashti at lrz.uni-muenchen.de>
To: Philphysmunich <philphysmunich at lists.lrz.de>

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

-- 
Radin Dardashti
Doctoral Fellow
Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Ludwigstr. 31 (Room 126)
D-80539 München
radin.dardashti at lrz.uni-muenchen.de
http://www.mcmp.philosophie.uni-muenchen.de/people/doct_fellows/dardashti