Third Annual Method, Theory, and Reality Workshop

May 02, 2025 3:00 pm - May 04, 2025 3:30 pm ET
Conferences and Workshops
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Method, Theory, Reality Workshop, 2025

The Third Annual Method, Theory, and Reality (MTR) workshop is the end of the year culmination of the MTR speaker series. MTR showcases work from philosophers in epistemology, metaphysics, and the philosophy of science, fostering inter-sub disciplinary discussion across these areas

Schedule

(Talks are 45 minutes followed by 30 minutes for Q&A)

Friday May 2, 2025

3:00 pm - 4:15 pm Preston Lennon, “Formats Are Consciously Experienced”
4:25 pm - 5:40 pm Jenn McDonald, “Persistence is Not Causation”
5:50 pm - 7:05 pm Andrew Rubner, “Two Applications of the Expected Utility Theory of Mental Content”
7:30 pm Dinner
 

Saturday May 3, 2025

10:15 am – 10:45 am Coffee & Light Snacks
10:45 am – 12:00 pm André Trudel, “Decomposition for Holists”
12:10 pm - 1:25 pm Justin Mooney, “Commonsense Composition”
1:25 pm - 2:40 pm Lunch
2:40 pm - 3:55 pm Toby Friend, “Two Dogmas About the Laws of Nature”
4:05 pm - 5:20 pm Travis McKenna, “What is an Instance of a Law of Nature?”
5:30 pm - 6:45 pm Cruz Davis, “Getting Real About Metaphysical Inference: How to Properly Naturalize Metaphysical Methodology”
7:00 pm Reception
 

Sunday May 4, 2025

10:15 am – 10:45 am Coffee & Light Snacks
10:45 am – 12:00 pm Maria Martinez-Ordaz, “The Structural Stability of Scientific Understanding and Misinformation”
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Calum McNamara, "Only Causal Decision Theory Defers to Experts”
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm Noga Gratvol, “When Is Attention Normatively Assessable?”