no UMB - Causation in Science http://www.umb.no/causci 360 http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/philsci-forum The UMB Philosophy & Science Forum started up in the spring 2011. The forum provides an interdisciplinary meeting place for people at UMB to present, discuss and advance topics related to the theory and philosophy of science. Lectures are open for al... Thu, 02 May 2013 11:12:31 +0200 unknown@umb.no (Rani Lill Anjum) http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/philsci-forum http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/practical-information Here you can find information about travel, accommodation and other practicalities. You can also find out how to claim your travel expenses. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:50:24 +0200 unknown@umb.no (Rani Lill Anjum) http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/practical-information http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/caupsy-program All information about the program for the workshop 'The Metaphysics of Free Will - empowerment, agency and freedom' will be posted here. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:48:19 +0200 unknown@umb.no (Rani Lill Anjum) http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/caupsy-program http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/workshop-the-metaphysics-of-free-will Our next CauSci event is the workshop The Metaphysics of Free Will, which will be held at UMB 16-18 April 2013. A full list of speakers, titles and abstracts is now available. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:47:53 +0200 unknown@umb.no (Rani Lill Anjum) http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/workshop-the-metaphysics-of-free-will http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/collaborative-network CauSci has two institutional partners: SVT in Bergen and Department of Philosophy in Nottingham. In addition, many of the CauSci researchers are involved in related projects and networks. Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:09:27 +0100 unknown@umb.no (Rani Lill Anjum) http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/collaborative-network http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/new-causation-in-science-module This spring the CauSci team at HH will teach a 300-module at UMB on the topic Causation in Science. The course gives 5 credits and is open for all students interested in the philosophical and methodological foundations of science. Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:14:38 +0100 unknown@umb.no (Rani Lill Anjum) http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/new-causation-in-science-module http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/events The Causation in Science project includes research within four different areas: biology, physics, psychology and social science. We will organise one workshop for each of these areas, plus one conference in 2014. Information about the events will be ... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:11:17 +0100 unknown@umb.no (Rani Lill Anjum) http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/events http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/visiting-professors The project has recruited two of the world-leading philosophers of science; Professor Stephen Mumford from Nottingham and Professor John Dupré from Exeter. They will be visiting UMB regularly over the next 4 years. Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:37:59 +0100 unknown@umb.no (Rani Lill Anjum) http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/visiting-professors http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/news The latest CauSci news are posted here, including a link the CauSci Newsletter. Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:32:37 +0100 unknown@umb.no (Rani Lill Anjum) http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/news http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/people This project brings together academics from a range of backgrounds to consider the theoretical foundation of causation. A large international network of philosophers and scientists is recruited, plus two institutional partners. Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:09:16 +0100 unknown@umb.no (Rani Lill Anjum) http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/people http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/causci-newsletter Our newsletter offers updates on project news, activities and people. Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:50:13 +0100 unknown@umb.no (Rani Lill Anjum) http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/causci-newsletter http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/about-causci CauSci is a 4-year interdisciplinary research project, funded by the Norwegian Research Council (NFR) and hosted by UMB School of Economics and Business. The aim is to investigate some unresolved issues within the sciences related to causation, whi... Wed, 14 Nov 2012 09:42:07 +0100 unknown@umb.no (Rani Lill Anjum) http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/about-causci http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/cauphy-phd-course In connection with the Causation in Physics workshop we are organising a PhD course with the same topic. You can find information about the course here. Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:58:38 +0100 unknown@umb.no (Rani Lill Anjum) http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/cauphy-phd-course http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/cauphy-program Here you can find titles and abstracts for the workshop Causation in Physics - Temporality, Modality and Reduction. You can also find information about travel, accommodation and the PhD course. Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:26:16 +0200 unknown@umb.no (Rani Lill Anjum) http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/cauphy-program http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/causation-in-physics CauSci is organising the workshop 'Causation in Physics - Temporality, Modality and Reduction' on 3-5 September 2012 at UMB. Thu, 16 Aug 2012 09:40:18 +0200 unknown@umb.no (Rani Lill Anjum) http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/causation-in-physics http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/background-reading Relevant books and articles for the project can be found here. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:49:29 +0100 unknown@umb.no (Rani Lill Anjum) http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/background-reading http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/phd-course The international symposium CauBio - Causation and Reductionism in Biology and Beyond was offered as part of a PhD course in philosophy. Here you can find information such as program, reading list and requirements. Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:44:29 +0100 unknown@umb.no (Rani Lill Anjum) http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/phd-course http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/caubio We recently organised our first international CauSci event, the CauBio symposium 'Causation and Reductionism in Biology and Beyond' here at UMB. You can find the program and abstracts here. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:58:35 +0100 unknown@umb.no (Rani Lill Anjum) http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/caubio http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/causal-dispositionalism The theoretical background of this project is a dispositional theory of causation, developed in Mumford and Anjum's book Getting Causes From Powers, which is now out at Oxford University Press. This article offers a brief introduction to the theory. Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:36:48 +0200 unknown@umb.no (Rani Lill Anjum) http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/causal-dispositionalism http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/vitenskapsteoretisk-forum Våren 2011 startet vi opp UMB Vitenskapsteoretisk Forum. Forumet er ment som en møteplass for alle studenter og ansatte ved UMB som er interessert i å presentere og diskutere ulike vitenskapsteoretiske tema. Foredragsholdere blir invitert fra CauSci ... Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:46:22 +0200 unknown@umb.no (Rani Lill Anjum) http://www.umb.no/causci/artikkel/vitenskapsteoretisk-forum