Workshop: Objectivity – New Perspectives on Objective Inquiry (6 May 2018)
Idea and Motivation
Objectivity is taken to be an epistemic virtue of inquiry – not only in the natural sciences but also in the social and historical sciences and, going beyond scientific inquiry, in journalism. The objectivity of inquiry takes center stage as a virtue: the inquirers themselves (scientists, historians, journalists) and the consumers or users of the outcomes of such inquiry (such as companies, policy makers, readers) rely on it. However, despite its central role, the notion of objectivity is surprisingly unclear. The contributions to this workshop aim at shedding new light on the notion of objectivity.
Organizer
- Alexander Reutlinger (MCMP/LMU Munich)
Speakers
- Gordon Belot (University of Michigan)
- Georgios Karageorgoudis (LMU Munich)
- Katherina Kinzel (University of Vienna)
- Anna Leuschner (University of Hannover)
- Christoph Neuberger (LMU Munich)
- Kärin Nickelsen (LMU Munich)
- Alexander Reutlinger (MCMP/LMU Munich)
Program
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 09:30 - 10:15 | Kärin Nickelsen: Entangled Objectivities: Can Partisan Scientists with Doubtful Methods Produce Accurate Data? |
| 10:15 - 11:00 | Katherina Kinzel: Objectivity in Historiography – The Nineteenth Century German Debates |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 - 12:15 | Alexander Reutlinger: The Subjunctive Independence Account of Objectivity |
| 12:15 - 13:00 | Georgios Karageorgoudis: Two Kinds of Objectivity |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch Break |
| 14:30 - 15:15 | Christoph Neuberger: Journalistic Objectivity as a Professional Strategy |
| 15:15 - 16:00 | Anna Leuschner: Objectivity through Mutual Criticism? On the Problem of Epistemically Detrimental Dissent |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 - 17:15 | Gordon Belot: Gravity and GRACE: Does Underdetermination Undermine Objectivity? |
Venue
Main University Building
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1
D-80539 München
Room M 203
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