Are thought experiments disturbing? The case of armchair physics. Co-authored with Pierre Saint-Germier.
Review of S. Hossenfelder’s book Lost in Math
See papers.
Talk at UCLA
Today I’m giving a talk on my book the UCLA History, Philosophy, and Science of Science reading group.
Talk at UCSD
Today I’m giving a talk in an informal seminar at UCSD on Theoretical Virtues in Science
New paper: Experiments in syntax and philosophy
see papers.
BSPS symposium on thought experiments accepted
Our symposium proposal “Thought experiments: philosophy of science meets meta-philosophy” got accepted to this year’s BSPS meeting in Durham. (w/ Sören Häggqvist, Sara Kier Praëm, and Roy Sorensen)
http://www.thebsps.org/2018/10/bsps-2019-annual-conference-durham-17-19-july/
Talk at SFU
Today I’m giving a talk at Simon Frazer University in Vancouver on Structural Necessitation in model explanations.
New draft of Model fictions, structural necessitation, and explanatory liberalism
See Papers.
Visit at UBC
My visiting position at UBC has started!
Interview with NewBooksNetwork.com
https://newbooksnetwork.com/samuel-schindler-theoretical-virtues-in-science-discovering-reality-through-theory-cambridge-up-2018/