[PHILOS-L] Online talk, 21 October. Miriam Solomon (Temple University). How to be an Evidential Pluralist.
Jon Williamson
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21 October. 3-4.30pm Miriam Solomon (Temple University). How to be an Evidential Pluralist.
I have seen a number of different definitions of evidential pluralism (previously “EBM+”), ranging from the strict Russo-Williamson thesis (2007) to more relaxed views of the appropriate epistemic roles of hypotheses about mechanisms and evidence of mechanisms. In this talk I draw on cases in the recent history of science and medicine, especially the early years of the Covid pandemic, to argue that evidence for the appropriateness of epistemic humility about knowledge of mechanisms supports a more careful description of how to be an evidential pluralist.
All welcome! To attend, please register for a link at https://jonwilliamson.uk/mosep
best wishes,
Jon
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Jon Williamson
Department of Philosophy, University of Manchester
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