Ampliative Reasoning in the Sciences

What Workshop
When 18/05/2017 - 09:00 to 19/05/2017 - 19:00
Where Royal Academy of Dutch Language and Literature (KANTL), Koningstraat 18, Ghent, Belgium
Organizer Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science and Research Group for Non-Monotonic Logic and Formal Argumentation
Contact Erik.Weber@UGent.be
Website http://www.lrr.ugent.be/ars/

In ampliative arguments, the conclusion goes beyond that what is already contained in the premises. In this workshop we explore ampliative reasoning as it occurs in scientific practice from three perspectives: formal (philosophical logic, probability theory), methodological (philosophy of science, epistemology) and historical (integrated history & philosophy of science).