Center for Philosophy of Science ::: other conferences, 2006-07

Evidence and Evolution:
Workshop on Elliott Sober's book manuscript
Saturday and Sunday, 17-18 March2007
817 Cathedral of Learning
University of Pittsburgh

9:00 - 9:45

9:45 -10:00

10:00-12:00

12:00- 1:30

Continental Breakfast

Introduction

Chapter1: The Concept of Evidence
Commentator (45 min.): John Earman, U. of Pittsburgh
Author's response (15 min.)
Discussion (60 min.)

Break for lunch

Afternoon

  1:30-3:30

  3:30-4:00

  4:00-6:00

Chapter 2: Intelligent Design
Commentator (45 min.): Sandra Mitchell,
University of Pittsburgh
Author's response (15 min.)
Discussion (60 min.)

Coffee Break

Chapter 3: Natural Selection
Commentator (45 min.): Samir Okasha, University of Bristol
Author's response (15 min.)
Discussion (60 min.)

Sunday, 18 March 2007

Morning

9:00- 9:30

9:30-11:30

11:30-12:00

12:00- 1:00

Continental Breakfast

Chapter 4: Common Ancestry
Commentator (45 min.): Christopher Stephens, University of British Columbia
Author's response (15 min.)
Discussion (60 min.)

Coffee Break

Concluding Reflections

Organizing Committee

Sandra Mitchell, Chair, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, John D. Norton, Center for Philosophy of Science and Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh

in consultation with:
Elliott Sober, Department of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, James Lennox, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, Kenneth Schaffner, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh