Mauricio Suarez's Talks

Facultad de Filosofía
Universidad Complutense

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Invited and Contributed Lectures, Seminars and Presentations

Conferencias, Seminarios y Ponencias

*: invited speaker; ponencia invitada.

2011

104. (December) "Propensities and Pragmatism", Workshop on Probability and Statistics in Physics, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain (17/12/2011)
103. (November) * “Inference and Scientific Representation”, Philosophy of Science Colloquium, University of Vienna, Austria (24/11/11).
102. (November) * “Representation as Inference in Art and Science”, Boston Colloquium in Philosophy of Science, Boston University, Boston, US (04/11/11).
101. (September) * (Keynote) “Causation, Manipulability, and Quantum Mechanics”, Causation and Explanation in the Sciences (CaEitS2011) Conference, Ghent University, Belgium (21/09/11).
100. (April) * “An Inferential Conception of Scientific Representation”, Academie Internationale de Philosophie des Sciences (AIPS), Colloque, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium (26/04/11).
99. (April) * “Inference and Scientific Representation”, Thursday Tea Talks, Centre for the Philosophy of the Natural and Social Sciences (CPNSS), London School of Economics, London, UK (20/04/11).

2010

98. (November) “Fiction, Idealization and Realism”, Symposium “Fictions and Scientific Realism”, Philosophy of Science Association (PSA2010), Montreal, Canada. (05/11/10).
97. (October) “Pragmatismo y Representación en Ciencia” (“Pragmatism and Representation in Science”), Congreso de Jóvenes Filósofos, Complutense University, Spain. (28/10/10).
96. (October) * “La Ficción en la Ciencia: Una Concepción Inferencial” (“Fiction in Science: An Inferential Conception”), IX Ontology Congress, Barcelona, Spain. (04/10/10).
95. (July) “Margenau's Latency School”, III History of Quantum Physics conference, Max Planck Institute, Berlin, Germany (02/07/10).
94. (June) * “Propensities and Pragmatism”, III Graduate Conference in the Philosophy of Probability, London School of Economics, London, UK (25/06/10)

2009

93. (October) “The Experimental Attitude”, 2nd Conference of the European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA09), Amsterdam, Netherlands (22/10/09).
92. (October) * “Inferencia y Representación Científica” (“Inference and Scientific Representation”), Jornadas sobre Método y Representación en la Ciencia, Valladolid, Spain (09/10/09).
91. (April)*, “Fictions, Inference, and Realism”, Scientific Realism Revisited conference, London School of Economics, London, UK (28/04/09).
90. (April), “A History of Quantum Propensities”, 36th Annual Philosophy of Science conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia (14/04/09).
89. (April)*, “Wide and Narrow Fictionalism in Science”, American Philosophical Association (APA), Symposium on Scientific Fictions, Vancouver, Canada (8-12/04/09).
88. (January)* “Idealization, Abstraction and Fiction in Physical Science”, Histoire et Philosophie de la Physique seminar series, Laboratoire Rehseis, Université Paris 7, France. (21/01/2009).

2008

87. (September) “Phenomena, Data and Representation”, Conference "Data-Phenomena-Theories: What's the notion of a scientific phenomenon good for?", Heidelberg University, Germany. (13/09/2008).
86. (July) “A History of Quantum Propensities”, History of Quantum Physics II Conference, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Utrecht University, Netherlands. (15/07/2008).
85. (May)* “Scientific Representation: The Case for Inference”, Department of Philosophy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. (22/05/2008).
84. (May)* “Scientific Representation: The Case for Inference”, Department of Philosophy, University of Washington, Seattle, US. (21/05/2008).
83. (May) “Scientific Representation: Against all Metaphysics”, Pragmatism and Naturalism conference, Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science, Tilburg, Netherlands. (9/05/2008).

2007

82. (December)*, “Experimental Realism without the Realism”, Department of Philosophy and History of Science, University of Athens, Greece. (11/12/2007).
81. (November)*, “Propensities: A Deflationary View”, Workshop on Singular Causality, Counterfactuals and Mental Causation, University of Granada, Spain. (10/11/2007).
80. (October), “Abstraction, Idealisation, Fiction: Some Epistemological Distinctions”, Idealisations in Science workshop, Tilburg Centre for Logic and the Philosophy of Science, Tilburg, Netherlands. (10/10/2007).
79. (July)*, “Fictions and Inference in Science”, Workshop on Scientific Models: Semantics and Ontology, Logos, Barcelona, Spain. (10/07/2007).
78. (April), “Fictions and Inference in Science”, IUC International Philosophy of Science Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia. (18/04/2007).
77. (January)*, “Scientific Fictions as Heuristic Rules of Inference”, workshop on “Representation, Control, Complexity”, Zentrüm fur Interdisziplinäre Forschung (ZiF), Universität Bielefeld, Germany. (22 /01 /2007).

2006

76. (November) * “On the Analogy between Cognitive Representation and Truth”, Department of Philosophy Colloquium, University of Edinburgh, UK. (03/11/2006).
75. (November) * “Scientific Representation: Against Similarity and Isomorphism”, Department of Philosophy Colloquium, University of Stirling, UK (02/11/2006)
74. (June) “On the Interpretation of Guernica: Why Isomorphism won’t do for Representation – In Art or Science”, Beyond Mimesis and Nominalism: Representation in Art and in Science conference, London School of Economics, London, UK (22/06/2006).
73. (June)* “Causal Inference in Quantum Mechanics: A Reassessment”, Causality and Probability in the Sciences Conference, University of Kent, UK (15/06/2006).
72. (March)* “On the Analogy between Cognitive Representation and Truth”, Department of Philosophy Colloquium, University of Washington Seattle, US (28/03/2006).
71. (March)* “Scientific Fictions as Heuristic Rules of Inference”, Symposium on Scientific Images, American Philosophical Association Pacific Division Meeting, Portland, Oregon, US. (26/03/2006).
70. (March)* “The Issue of Representation in Scientific Epistemology: A Re-evaluation”, Conference in honour of Philip Kitcher, Ferrol, Spain. (10/03/2006).
69. (February) “Scientific Fictions as Heuristics for Scientific Inference”, Scientific Representation: Idealisations, Fictions and Reasons International Conference, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain (02/02/2006).
68. (January)* “Contingent Causal Warrant”, Contingency and Dissent Seminars, London School of Economics, UK. (09/01/2006).

2005

67. (October)* “Representation, Inference and the Dynamics of Model-Building”, Popper Seminar, Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, London School of Economics, UK. (11/10/2005).
66. (October)* “Propensiones y el Problema de la Medición en Mecánica Cuántica”, II Workshop en Filosofía Especial de la Ciencia, Barcelona, Spain. (5/10/2005).
65. (September) “Argumentos en Contra de la Teoría de la Representación como Semejanza”, II Congreso Iberoamericano de Filosofía de la Ciencia y la Tecnología, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain. (27/09/2005).
64. (August) “Scientific Representation and Minimalism about Truth”, IV European Congress for Analytical Philosophy, Lisbon, Portugal. (27/08/2005).
63. (July)* “Propensities and the Problem of Measurement”, International Conference on Philosophy and History of Physics, Abdera, Greece. (08/07/2005).
62. (May)* “Quantum Propensities and the Problem of Measurement”, Sigma Club, London School of Economics, UK. (23/05/2005)
61. (April) “An Inferential Conception of Scientific Representation”, XV Inter-University Conference on Philosophy and Cognitive Science, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain. (20/04/2005).
60. (January) * “An Inferential Conception of Scientific Representation”, X Italo-Spanish Meeting in Analytical Philosophy, Bologna, Italy. (24/02/2005).

2004

59. (November)* “Causal Processes and Propensities in Quantum Mechanics”, Talk to the Probability, Physics and Modeling research group, University of Konstanz, Germany.
58. (November) “Causes and Dispositions in Quantum Mechanics”, IV Conference of the Spanish Society for Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science, Valladolid, Spain.
57. (June)* “An Inferential Conception of Scientific Representation”, Department of Philosophy Colloquium, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, USA.
56. (March)* “Representation and Inference in Science and Art”, Philosophy Department Colloquium, Oberlin College, USA.
55. (January)* “An Inferential Conception of Scientific Representation”, Philosophy of Physics Research Group, University of Oxford, UK

2003

54. (December)* “Mediating Models”, Methodology of Economics Research Group, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.
53. (November)* “Causal Models for EPR Correlations”, philosophy of physics research group, University of Sydney, Australia.
52. (November)* “Representation and Inference in Science and Art”, Department of Philosophy Colloquium, University of Sydney, Australia.
51. (October)* “Representation and Inference in Science and Art”, Belgian Society for the Philosophy of Science, Brussels, Belgium.
50. (September)* “Comments on T. Mormann”, Conference on The Constitution of Objects in Science: Qualities, Properties, Concepts, San Sebastian, Spain.
49. (August) “Quantum Propensities: The Selections Approach”, XII International Conference LMPS, International Union of History and Philosophy of Science, Oviedo, Spain.
48. (August)* “Causal Processes in Quantum Mechanics”, with a commentary by Martin Jones, in Causation and Explanation: Homage to Wesley Salmon, International Conference, Universidad de Barcelona, Spain.
47. (March)* “An Inferential Conception of Scientific Representation”, LOGOS Group Research Seminar, with a commentary by Roman Frigg, University of Barcelona, Spain.
46. (March)* “Representation and Inference in Science and Art”, Science Studies Colloquium, University of California San Diego, US.

2002

45. (December)* “How Inference to the Most Probable Cause is Sound”, Conference in honour of Nancy Cartwright, Konstanz, Germany.
44. (November) “An Inferential Conception of Scientific Representation”, Philosophy of Science Biennial Conference, Milwaukee, US.
43. (November) “An Inferential Conception of Scientific Representation”, Colloquium in Analytical Philosophy, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
42. (October) “An Inferential Conception of Scientific Representation”, Italian Society for Analytical Philosophy (SIFA), Bergamo, Italy.
41. (June)* “Can Scientific Representation Be Naturalised?”, International Conference in Logic and Knowledge, Darmstadt, Germany.
40. (May)* “Una Interpretación de la Mecánica Cuántica con Propensiones”, Research Seminar, Dept of Logic and Philosophy of Science, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
39. (April) “Una Interpretación de la Mecánica Cuántica con Propensiones”, Conference on Ethics, Science and Metaphysics: Karl Popper’s Centenary, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
38. (April) “Can Representation Be Naturalised?”, International Conference in Philosophy of Science, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
37. (March)* “El Realismo Científico de Ian Hacking”, Research Seminar, The Open University (UNED), Madrid, Spain.
36. (March)* “Philosophy of Science in the XXI century: From Kuhn to Hacking”, Fulbright Association, Madrid, Spain.
35. (January)* “Scientific Representation”, Postgraduate Seminar in Philosophy of Science, University of California San Diego, US.
34. (January)* “An Agent-Centered Conception of Scientific Representation”, II Conference on Language, Logic and Logistics, Physical Sciences Laboratories, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, US.
33. (January)* “Scientific Representation: A Pragmatist View”, Colloquium in the Philosophy of Science, University of Exeter, UK.

2001

32. (June) “Selections, Quantum Dispositions and the Problem of Measurement”, Philosophy of Physics Research Seminar, Bristol, UK.
31. (January)* “On the Notion of Representation in Contemporary Philosophy of Science, and its Implications for Modelling”, I Conference on Language, Logic and Logistics: Modelling and Inter-Disciplinary Discourse, Physical Sciences Laboratories, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, US.

2000

29. (August)* “Scientific Representation: Some Pragmatist Views, Parts I, II and III”. Delivered at III Summer School in Theory of Knowledge, Madralin, Poland.
28. (March)* “Kuhn’s Worlds Revisited: Experiment and Representation in Physical Science”, University of Bradford, Interdisciplinary Human Studies Colloquium, UK.
27. (February)* “Kuhn’s Theory of Scientific Revolutions”, Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, UK.
26. (February)* “Kuhn’s Worlds Revisited: Experiment and Representation in Physical Science”, Leeds University, History and Philosophy of Science Colloquium, UK.

1999

26. (December)* “Dispositions and the Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics”, Nottingham University, Philosophy Department Colloquium, UK.
25. (July) “Dispositions, Quantum Measurements and Selective Interactions”, British Society for the Philosophy of Science Annual Conference, Nottingham, UK.
24. (May) (with Nancy Cartwright)* “Causal Models for the EPR Correlations”, conference in honour of Arthur Fine, Ohio State University, US.
23. (February)* “Kuhn’s Worlds: Revisiting The Structure of Scientific Revolutions”, Critical Theory Seminar, Bristol University, UK.

1998

22. (December) “Theories, Models and Representations”, International Symposium on Model-Based Reasoning in Scientific Discovery, Pavia, Italy.
21. (September) “Selective Interactions and the Measurement Problem”, 7th UK Conference in Foundations of Physics, Nottingham, UK.
20. (May)* “Phenomenal Conceptions: The Role of Models in the Application of Scientific Theories”, History and Philosophy of Science Colloquium, Northwestern University, US.
19. (April)* “Using Models to Apply Theories: The Case of Superconductivity”, Conceptual Foundations of Science Colloquium, University of Chicago, US.
18. (March)* “Causation and the EPR Correlations”, Philosophy Department Seminar, University of California San Diego, US.

1997

17. (September)* “Filosofía e Historia de las Ciencias Físicas”. (A 10-lecture doctoral course). Departamento de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad de Oviedo, Spain.

1996

16. (December) “Empiricism, Causal Reductionism and Quantum Mechanics”, Department of Logic and Metaphysics Seminar, University of St. Andrews, Scotland.
15. (July) “The Measurement Problem: An Instrumentalist View”, II International Symposium on Foundations of Quantum Physics, Oviedo, Spain.
14. (May)* “Empirical Adequacy: Its Meaning in Theory and in Practice”, International Workshop on Scientific Modelling, Wisseschaftkolleg, Berlin, Germany.
13. (March)* “Building Models: Lessons for the Empiricist”, International Symposium on Modelling in Physics and Economics, Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

1995

12. (September) “How Theories Save Phenomena: A Case Against Embedding”, British Society for the Philosophy of Science Annual Conference, Leeds University, UK.
11. (August) “On the Physical Impossibility of Ideal Quantum Measurements”, 10th International Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science, Florence, Italy.
10. (May) “How Theories Save Phenomena: A Case Against Embedding”, Einstein Meets Magritte: An International Conference on Science and Art, Brussels, Belgium.

1994

9. (December) “Causal Accounts of the EPR Correlations: Not such a Bad Idea After All”, Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method Colloquium, London School of Economics, UK.
8. (November)* “How Do We Relate Phenomena to Theory: The Case of Superconductivity”, Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Informazione, Universitá degli Studi di Milano, Italy.
7. (November)* “A Causal Model for the EPR Correlations”, Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Informazione, Universitá degli Studi di Milano, Italy.
6. (November)* “Un Modello Causale delle Correlazioni di EPR”, Dipartimento di Filosofia, Firenze, Italy.
5. (September) “Some Probabilistic Features of a Direct-Cause Model for EPR”, 3rd UK Conference in Foundations of Physics, Cambridge, UK.
4. (August)* (with Nancy Cartwright and Towfic Shomar) “The Tool-Box of Science”, International Union of the History and Philosophy of Science Conference, Warsaw, Poland.

1993

3. (December) “Causas Comunes y Causas Directas en el Experimento de EPR”, Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Lógica, Metodología y Filosofía de la Ciencia, Madrid, Spain.
2. (September) “Non-Ideal Measurements in Van Fraassen’s Modal Interpretation”,British Society for the Philosophy of Science Annual Conference, St. Andrews, Scotland, UK.

1992

1. (September) (with Nancy Cartwright) “Causal Inferences in Quantum Theory”, International Quantum Structures Association, Castiglioncello, Italy.

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