Events
Each year the Rotman Institute delivers events and programs highlighting a broad range of philosophical engagement in a wide range of fields of contemporary science.
These events include conferences sponsored by the Rotman Institute and co-sponsored with its partners, workshops and speakers’ series on topics that are currently being addressed at the Institute or are of current significance globally.
University College at the
University of Western Ontario.
Speaker Series
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Frederique De Vignemont, Institute Nicod, Paris
September 16, 2011: Bodily Immunity to Error.
3:30-5 pm UWO, The Chu International Centre, 2130 Student Services Building (WSS).
This lecture will be streamed live online.
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Sandra Mitchell, University of Pittsburgh
September 30, 2011: GMOS and Policy in a Complex, Diverse World.
3:30-5 pm UWO, The Chu International Centre, 2130 Student Services Building (WSS).
This lecture will be streamed live online.
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Katherine Brading, University of Notre Dame
November 4, 2011: Unity, Change, and What There Is
3:30-5 pm UWO, The Chu International Centre, 2130 Student Services Building (WSS).
This lecture will be streamed live online.
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Alison Wylie, University of Washington
November 18, 2011: A Plurality of Pluralisms – Collaborative Practice in Archaeology.
3:30-5 pm UWO, The Chu International Centre, 2130 Student Services Building (WSS).
This lecture will be streamed live online.
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Sylvia Berryman, University of British Columbia
February, 17, 2012: How Many Philosophers Does it Take to Haul a Ship?
Thoughts on the Philosophical Reception of Ancient Greek Mechanics.3:30-5 pm UWO, The Chu International Centre, 2130 Student Services Building (WSS).
This lecture will be streamed live online.
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Nancy Cartwright, London School of Economics & Political Science, University of California San Diego
March 8, 2012: Evidence, Argument and Mixed Methods
5-6:30 pm UWO, The Chu International Centre, 2130 Student Services Building (WSS).
This lecture will be streamed live online.
March 9, 2012: Wiser Use of Social Science, Wiser Wishes, Wiser Policies.
3:30-5 pm UWO, The Chu International Centre, 2130 Student Services Building (WSS).
This lecture will be streamed live online.
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Michael Parker, University of Oxford
March 30, 2012: Moral Craft in the Genetics Clinic and Laboratory.
3:30-5 pm UWO, The Chu International Centre, 2130 Student Services Building (WSS).
This lecture will be streamed live online.
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Moira Howes, Trent University
April 13, 2012: Agency and the Evolution of Human Reproductive Immune Functions.
3:30-5 pm UWO, The Chu International Centre, 2130 Student Services Building (WSS).
This lecture will be streamed live online.
