"Scientific Theory Change: Considering a New Approach" (6/3) "Let’s talk with Dr. Teru Miyake" (6/4)
2016.5.26 Finished

"Scientific Theory Change: Considering a New Approach" (6/3)
"Let’s talk with Dr. Teru Miyake" (6/4)

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Time and Date
  • 17:00-18:45, Friday, June 3, 2016
  • 15:00-16:30, Saturday, June 4, 2016
Venue
  • Collaboration Room 3, Komaba I Campus, University of Tokyo (6/3)
  • Seminar Room, 2F, Bldg. 101, Komaba I Campus, University of Tokyo (6/4)
Speaker
Teru Miyake (Nanyang Technological University)
Commentator (6/3 only)
Yukihiro Nobuhara (University of Tokyo)
Language
Japanese
Note
  • 6/3 No Registration Required; Admission Free
  • 6/4 Registration Required (email: project3[at]ihs.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp);
    Admission Free
Organized by
the Educational Project 3 "Science, Technology, and Inclusive Society," Integrated Human Science Program for Cultural Diversity, The University of Tokyo

6/3 Abstract
Does scientific theory change always occur cumulatively and piecemeal, or does it sometimes happen through radical revolutions? This has been a central issue in the philosophy of science ever since Thomas Kuhn wrote The Structure of Scientific Revolutions over fifty years ago. Meanwhile, new approaches towards the study of the evolution of technology and innovation have recently been emerging from the field of complexity studies. This talk will consider how these new approaches might be used to conduct new investigations into the classic problem of scientific theory change. In particular, it will investigate the possibility of bringing recent work on the evolution of technology to bear on understanding the development of nineteenth century physics.

6/4 Participation Requirement
Participants must present their research and the relation between the research and IHS program at the Workshop for 5-10minute.

N.B.

IHS students will be asked to submit a report essay after attending the lectures.
Sounds, photographs, and movies recorded during the seminars may be used for the public relations of the HIS.

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