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7 October 2002 |
Lecture |
It will be shown how the infinitesimal calculus can be formulated with a chunking strategy which allows for limited information flow. The strategy applies in other areas too, e.g., the Bohr theory of the atom. |
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6 September 2002 |
Doctoral defense |
Doctoral Defense Brenda Casteleyn, Promotor: Diderik Batens |
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5 August 2002 to 9 August 2002 |
Conference |
More information on this event will follow. |
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27 June 2002 |
Lecture |
Vaagheidsadaptieve logica's |
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15 May 2002 to 18 May 2002 |
Conference |
More information on this event will follow. |
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29 March 2002 |
Lecture |
This paper introduces the neo-pragmatism of Richard Rorty, and discusses its possibile methodological implications for the social sciences. The paper argues that these neo-pragmatist ideas seriously question various philosophies of social sciences, ranging from... Read more |
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8 March 2002 |
Lecture |
Only to the degree that they knew what they were doing, thus, aimed their actions (e.g. at bad or evil), and had causal control over the relationship between their actions and the (socio-political) consequences of these. When knowledge, intentions and control (causal... Read more |
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22 February 2002 |
Lecture |
It is undisputed that there is a link between statistical (in)dependencies and causal relations between events, but the exact nature of this link is still controversial. We will only consider the epistemological question: how does statistical information (in the crude sense... Read more |
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8 February 2002 |
Lecture |
An often neglected, but nonetheless central feature of reasoning processes is their goal-directedness. Hence, it is not only important to understand which steps can be made at a certain stage in the reasoning process, but also which of these are relevant in view of the... Read more |
