Conference Program: 9th Annual University of Calgary Philosophy Graduate Conference

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9^th Annual University of Calgary Philosophy Graduate Conference

 

Trusting relationships between science and the public:

Locating problems and generating solutions

 

Keynote: Naomi Scheman (Minnesota)

 

The central question of this conference will be “How can we constructively criticize science from a variety of perspectives, without further damaging public trust in science?”

Dates of the conference: April 30^th and May 1st (Mountain Time | GMT-6)

 April 30^th 2021

 12:45pm Welcoming remarks

 1:00-1:45pm Kyle William Huitt (University of Western Michigan)

The Demarcation Problem and the Utility of ‘Science’ in Public Discourse 

2:00-2:45pm Arunkumar Rajavel (University of Victoria) 

Towards a Methodological-Epistemic Pluralism in Science 

3:00-3:45pm Clarisse Paron (University of Dalhouise)

Evidence, Testimony, and Trust: How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Exacerbating the Crisis   of Trust in Science      

4:00-5:30pm Keynote: Naomi Scheman (University of Minnesota)

"A Metaphysical  Argument for the Importance of Trusting Relationships Between Science and the Public"           

May 1^st 2021

 1:00-1:45pm Alice Wheatley (Independent Scholar)

Epistemic Empathy and Public Trust in Science        

2:00-2:45pm Seth Goldwasser (University of Pittsburg)

Function and Modeling Systems      

3:00-3:45pm Rachel Katz (University of Western Ontario)

Funding the future? Trust and transparency on crowdfunding for research projects 

4:00-5:30pm Meet-and-greet and discussion on Gather

For registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScEU26BxKqvdVpEhmIy83UNgUbx9jgDkwIFbPMEA527hlfAiA/viewform?fbzx=-2019801502431067673