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2017
18 May 2017 to 19 May 2017	Workshop	Ampliative Reasoning in the Sciences 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... Read more

2016
27 October 2016 to 29 October 2016	Workshop	Agency and Causation: Formal and Conceptual Issues The aim of this workshop is to stimulate the synergy between, on the one hand, ongoing work that concerns the logic and philosophy of human (intentional) agency, and on the other, conceptual and formal work on causation and causal reasoning. Although this means the workshop... Read more
6 May 2016 to 7 May 2016	Workshop	Logical and Methodological Analysis of Scientific Reasoning Processes This is the start-up workshop of the FWO-sponsored scientific research network on Logical and Methododological Analysis of Scientific Reasoning Processes. Representatives of the participating centres will present their main research lines. The participaing centres are... Read more

2015
13 November 2015 to 14 November 2015	Workshop	50 Shapes of Scientific Explanation This workshop uses the 50th anniversary of the publication of Carl Hempel’s book Aspects of Scientific Explanation and Other Essays in the Philosophy of Science as an occasion to reflect on the future of the philosophical study of scientific explanation. For a more... Read more
18 May 2015	Doctoral defense	Evaluating the aims and methods of defining art: a metaphilosophical investigation regarding the question 'what is art?' Doctoral defence Annelies Monseré. Promotor: Erik Weber.
7 May 2015 to 8 May 2015	Workshop	Explanation and Abduction: Logico-Philosophical Perspectives Explanation is one of the central goals of scientific research and abduction is a type of inference in which explanation plays a key role. Thus far, most philosophers will agree. When we consider more specific claims, however, many questions are still open to debate. What... Read more
16 March 2015	Lecture	On two interesting properties of some reducts of the standard model of arithmetic The so-called analytical hiearachy (of degrees of unsolvability) plays a very important role in foundations of mathematics. Its definition involves describing $Pi^1_n$-sets, for all positive natural numbers $n$. As a matter of fact, there are two popular ways to do this: 1... Read more
13 March 2015	Lecture	Capturing natural properties of probability spaces in probability logic A number of probability logics have been suggested over the last several decades. However most of them (we shall limit our attention to non-model-theoretic ones, i.e. those with finite syntax) fail to capture natural properties of probability spaces—such as `being finite... Read more
12 January 2015	Doctoral defense	Interests and epistemic integrity in science: a new framework to assess interest influences in scientific research processes Doctoral defence Jan De Winter. Promoters: Erik Weber and Jeroen Van Bouwel.

2014
24 November 2014 to 25 November 2014	Workshop	International Workshop: Feminist Philosophy of Science Invited keynote speaker is Stéphanie Ruphy (Université Pierre Mendès Greboble, France).

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