Centro de Filosofia das Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa - CFCUL

13/12/2024

Dear colleagues and friends,

Sadly, this post is to announce the last session of the Permanent Seminar of Philosophy of Science organised by the Centre for Philosophy of Science of the University of Lisbon (CFCUL), on December 17 at 3pm Lisbon time.

Starting from the 1st of January 2025 CFCUL will cease its activities, due to a decision of its host institution, the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, whose Direction has fully embraced a mercantile and myopic vision of university and science.

Through an administrative decision they put an end to twenty years of research and teaching of the only Centre for Philosophy of Science in Portugal, and all the efforts to convince them to change their mind were useless.

In this final session of the Permanent Seminar we'll outline the work developped at CFCUL over the years and point to its lasting legacy, questioning the reasons that lead to its dissolution.

We hope to see you there, in person or online.

PERMANENT SEMINAR OF PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

17 December 2024, 15:00 - 17:00 (Lisbon time)
Ciências Lisboa, Anfiteatro FCiências.ID & Zoom

"CFCUL (2003-2024): a heritage that vanishes, a legacy that will endure"
João L. Cordovil (CFCUL/RG2)

Info and Zoom link
https://cfcul.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/reunioes/tba/

Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa

15/10/2024

Interself Interdisciplinary Conference: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
21-22 October 2024
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa

https://interself-cesbaa.rd.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/

15/10/2024

Coming up! 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆: 𝗔𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲, 28-29 October at Ciências ULisboa & Iscte-Iul.

We'll debate about:
~ Gender and identity
~ Intersectionality
~ Objectivity and values in science
~ Epistemic justice
~ Political and social aspects of science

Keynote speakers:
~ Sabiha Allouche (University of Exeter)
~ Esa Díaz-León (LOGOS, University of Barcelona)
~ Adriana Piscitelli (Pagu, UNICAMP)

Info:
https://cfcul.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/reunioes/lisbon-conference-on-feminist-epistemology-an-interdisciplinary-dialogue
or check the linktr.ee on bio 🌴🌴

08/10/2024

🧬🐞 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲-𝗣𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗽: 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 > 17-18 oct, Ciências ULisboa

The Genotype-Phenotype map is a conceptual and modeling tool that represents development in the context of evolution. Despite this central role in contemporary evolutionary research, the Genotype-Phenotype map has barely been addressed from a philosophical perspective. In order to promote a philosophy of evolution more aware of the putative centrality of this important research tool, this workshop gathers evolutionary biologists and philosophers interested in the notion.

Invited speakers
Patrícia Beldade (cE3c, University of Lisbon)
James DiFrisco (The Francis Crick Institute, London)
Thomas Hansen (University of Oslo)
Lumila Menéndez (University of Bonn & University of Vienna)
Lisandro Milocco (Lund University)
Laura Nuño de la Rosa (Complutense University of Madrid)
João Picão Osório (cE3c, University of Lisbon)

https://cfcul.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/reunioes/the-genotype-phenotype-map-experimental-and-theoretical-approaches

24/09/2024

📚 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗦𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗢𝗣𝗛𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘚𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳 – 𝘊𝘌𝘔𝘚.𝘜𝘓 (𝘊𝘔𝘈𝘍𝘤𝘐𝘖)
2 Oct 2024, 10:00 - 12:00
Ciências ULisboa, Room 2.3.13 & Zoom

"An introduction to conditionals and their proof theory"
Marianna Girlando (ILLC, University of Amsterdam)

Abstract
Conditional logics enrich the language of classical propositional logic with a two-places modal operator, the conditional, suitable to represent fine-grained notions of conditionality, such as counterfactual statements, non-monotonic inferences, and conditional belief assertions. Semantic studies of conditionals date back to the 1970s, with the seminal works of Stalnaker, D. K. Lewis and Chellas. Since then, various classes of models capturing conditionals have been developed and extensively studied. In contrast, the proof theory of conditional logics has been developed only in recent years, relying on the proof-theoretic techniques employed for modal logics. Specifically, to define analytic proof systems for modal logics, two main approaches have been developed: the labelled approach enriches the language of sequent calculus with semantic information, while the structured approach employs additional structural connectives in the calculus. To this latter approach belong, e.g., nested sequents and hypersequents.
After introducing conditional logics and their semantics, that I will define in terms of neighborhood models, I will present sequent calculi for conditional logics belonging both to the labelled and to the structured approach. Namely, I will present a labelled sequent calculus, modularly capturing a large family of conditional systems by internalising their semantics, and a nested-style sequent calculus, featuring a structural connective representing neighborhoods of the model. I will then compare the two calculi and their properties.
(This talk is based on joint work with: Bjoern Lellmann, Sara Negri, Nicola Olivetti and Gian Luca Pozzato.)

Info:
https://cfcul.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/reunioes/an-introduction-to-conditionals-and-their-proof-theory/

Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa

11/09/2024

09/07/2024

🤖 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 #𝟭𝟭: 𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴
Gloria Andrada (IFILNOVA)

16 / 07 / 2024, 10:30
Ciências ULisboa, Room 8.2.14 & Zoom

𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁
AI face filters are automated photo editing tools that use artificial intelligence and computer vision to detect facial features and change them. Widespread use of these filters has raised concern due to their potentially damaging psychological effects, especially in relation to body image and self-perception. In this talk, I examine different effects (both positive and negative) that interacting with AI beauty filters can have on self-perception, and in particular, mirror gazing. I also examine some potential effects of this practice in the perception of others.

𝗢𝗿𝗴.
Klaus Gärtner, Paulo Castro, João Luís Cordovil

𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼 & 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸
https://tinyurl.com/lisai11

02/07/2024

📚 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗦𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗢𝗣𝗛𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 "Moralization First Metaethics: Conceptualising Morality as a WEIRD Phenomenon"
João Pinheiro (University of Bristol, CFCUL/RG2)
9 Jul 2024, 16:00-18:00
Ciências ULisboa Room 8.2.12 & Zoom

🌐 https://tinyurl.com/spfc-jp

01/07/2024

🧠 𝗘𝗩𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 #𝟯, “𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲”

4 July 2024, 10:00-18:00 (Lisbon time)
Ciências ULisboa & Zoom

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀
Kevin Mitchell (Trinity College Dublin)
Luis Pessoa (University of Maryland)

🌐 https://tinyurl.com/evorise-3

01/07/2024

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 #𝟮𝟴: “On the psychological foundations of scientific reasoning”, Prof. Joseph Berkovitz (University of Toronto)

𝟮𝟬 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰, 𝟭𝟳:𝟬𝟬-𝟭𝟴:𝟯𝟬
Ciências ULisboa, Room 8.2.12

𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁
We argue that the common epistemic frameworks in the literature largely misrepresent the nature of scientific reasoning and knowledge, and propose an alternative epistemic framework that is intended to represent them more adequately. The literature on scientific reasoning focuses on propositional knowledge and conscious inferential reasoning, largely overlooking or marginalizing the role that non-propositional epistemic resources and unconscious, non-inferential reasoning play in shaping the nature of scientific knowledge. Inductive reasoning is characterized in logical terms. The idea is that, ideally, the relation between the evidence and the conclusions of an inductive inference should be logical, and that this ideal is best realized when such an inference takes a deductive form. It is thus common to call the system of rules that should govern rational inductive reasoning ‘inductive logic’. We argue that each of these characteristics restricts the scope of integrating the central role that non-propositional epistemic resources, such as instincts, intuitions, and know-how, play in scientific reasoning and knowledge. We then propose a new epistemic framework that places instincts, intuitions, and know-how at centre stage and where the foundations of scientific reasoning is conceived as psychological rather than logical.

𝗢𝗿𝗴.
Prof. António Zilhão (CFCUL/RG1)

𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼
https://tinyurl.com/reasoning-28