8 May
2024
8 May
'24
9:44 a.m.
We cordially invite you to our workshop on "Biasing Mechanisms in
Scientific Research" - registration is now open!
*BIASING MECHANISMS IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
<https://www.socrates.uni-hannover.de/en/news-events/upcoming-events/news/workshop-biasing-mechanisms>*
* International Workshop
Institute of Philosophy, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
31 May - 1 June 2024*
*Register now! (Deadline: 22 May 2024 23:59 CEST)
<https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/LTAgixiqpztxbodd55uWnIGNgdqD0+eTy6KPycV7BD4/>*
In the philosophy of science, recent work has led to an emerging
consensus that science is not value-free, and that values, including
social and political values, play different roles in the research
process. It has also become clear that, values can have both a positive
and a negative impact on science. Sometimes, values can contribute to
science’s epistemic and social goals, while other times, they can have a
detrimental effect on science’s epistemic goals, i.e., biasing research
results. With this framework in mind, the main goal of this workshop is
to clarify the negative roles of values in scientific research, and in
particular their sometimes-biasing effects. While it is well-known that
biases impact scientific research results, we have a less clear
understanding of the different types of biases, their mechanisms, and
their scope.
The workshop includes talks by invited speakers Anke Büter (Aarhus
University), Heather Douglas (Michigan State University), Jacob Stegenga
(University of Cambridge), and David Teira (Universidad Nacional de
Educación a Distancia). There is no participation fee. The workshop
language is English; the workshop is in-person only. See the workshop
website
<https://www.socrates.uni-hannover.de/en/news-events/upcoming-events/news/workshop-biasing-mechanisms>
for the programme and more information.
If you have any questions, please contact the workshop organiser Prof.
Dr. Torsten Wilholt (torsten.wilholt(a)philos.uni-hannover.de).
/This workshop is supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and
is a collaboration between SOCRATES
<https://www.socrates.uni-hannover.de/en/> and the research project “A
Philosophical Approach to Biasing Mechanisms in Scientific Research",
which is a joint research project by Prof. Dr. Torsten Wilholt of
Leibniz University Hannover and Prof. Dr. Manuela Fernández Pinto of the
Centre for Applied Ethics at the Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá,
Kolumbien)./
Best regards,
Leonie Wiemeyer
on behalf of the organising committee
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Dr. Leonie Wiemeyer (sie/she)
Koordinatorin | Coordinator
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