INDUCTIVE METAPHYSICS
  • Subprojects 2017-2020
    • A1: The Research Programme of Inductive Metaphysics from Gustav Theodor Fechner to Erich Becher and beyond
    • A2: Creative Abductive Inference and Its Role for Inductive Metaphysics in Comparison to Other Metaphysical Methods
    • A4: Kant and Inductive Methods in 18th Century Metaphysics
    • B1: Modality in Physics and in Metaphysics
    • B2: Properties and Property Individuation
    • B4: Determinism, Control, and the Consequence Argument
    • B5: Statistical Causation, Intervention, and Freedom
  • Subprojects 2020-2023
    • A1: Inductive Metaphysics and Logical Empiricism
    • A2: Creative Abductive Inference and its Role for Inductive Metaphysics
    • A4: Inductive Methods in Kant and Neo-Kantianism
    • B6: The Role of Inference to the best explanation in the discovery of Gravitational Waves
    • B7: Graded Causation
    • B8: The Time of science and the time of our lives
    • B9: Complex biological dispositions: a case study in the metaphysics of biological practice
    • B10: Metaphysics of Evolution: justification and ontology of generalized evolution theory
    • B11: Abductive Methodology in the philosophy of logic
  • Events
    • Abduction in Philosophy of Mind
    • Mental Disorders and Modal Properties
    • Inductive Metaphysics: Insights, Challenges and Prospects
    • Non-Reductionism in the Metaphysics of Mind
    • Essences, Dispositions and Laws in Kant
    • The Methodology of Logic: Abductivist and Non-abductivist Approaches
    • Grounding and the Direction of Explanation
    • Wochenendseminar zur Philosophie der Physik
    • Dispositions in the Life-Sciences Contemporary and Historical Perspectives
    • New Work on Induction and Abduction
    • Compatibilist Libertarianism: Advantages and Challenges
    • Metaphysics as Modelling. Contemporary and Kantian Issues
    • Laws and Explanations in Metaphysics and Science
    • Causation and Responsibility
    • Thinking About the Cultural Evolution of Thinking
    • Causal Distinctions: Specificity and Beyond
    • Free Will and Causality
    • Epistemic Engineering
    • Counterpossibles, Counternomics and Causal Theories of Properties
    • The Possibility of Metaphysics
    • Abduction and Modelling in Metaphysics
    • Kant's Concepts of Metaphysics
    • Freedom and Determinism
    • What Do We Do When We Do Metaphysics?
    • Properties and Laws in the Light of Inductive Metaphysics
    • Free Will and Laws of Nature
    • Traditional and Inductive Metaphysics
    • Spacetime: Fundamental or Emergent?
  • People
  • Research
    • Publications
    • Talks
  • Contact

Events

EVENTS
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Past  events
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Abduction in Philosophy of Mind 
University of Salzburg, Workshop in the course of SOPhiA, September 7, 2023
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Inductive Metaphysics: Insights, Challenges and Prospects

University of Düsseldorf, Wed 9 - Fri 11 August 2023

Human Abilities and Inductive Metaphysics Workshop: Mental Disorders and Modal Properties
Humboldt University of Berlin, Mon 12 - Tue 13 June 2023

(Non-)Reductionism in the Metaphysics of Mind
University of Salzburg, Workshop in the course of SOPhiA 2022, September 8, 2022

Essences, Dispositions and Laws in Kant
Trier University, Summer School, August 22-24 ; Workshop (25-26)

​The Methodology of Logic: Abductivist and Non-abductivist Approaches
University of Bonn, International Centre of Philosophy NRW, July 25-27, 2022

Dispositions in the Life-Sciences. Contemporary and Historical Perspectives
Trier University, V 302 (Senatssaal), June 2-3, 2022
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​Grounding and the Direction of Explanation
University of Bern, Room 028, Main Building, April 6-8, 2022

Wochenendseminar zur Philosophie der Physik
Cologne University (online); December 10-12, 2021
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Compatibilist Libertarianism: Advantages and Challenges
Duesseldorf/Munich (Zoom), Oct 29, 2021

New Work on Induction and Abduction
Duesseldorf (Zoom), Sep 29-30, 2021
Workshop programme for download: here

Metaphysics as Modelling. Contemporary and Kantian Issues
Trier, Oct 7-8, 2021

Causation and Responsibility
Bern (Zoom), July 29-30, 2021

Laws and Explanations in Metaphysics and Science. Spring School and Workshop
Duesseldorf (Zoom), Mar 24 - 25, 2021

Thinking About the Cultural Evolution of Thinking
Duesseldorf (Zoom), Jan 22, 2021

Causal Distinctions: Specificity and Beyond
Cologne (Zoom), Oct. 22 - 23, 2020

Free Will and Causality
Duesseldorf, Sept 26 - 27, 2019

Epistemic Engineering. Summer School
Duesseldorf, Aug 25 - 31, 2019
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Counterpossibles, Counternomics and Causal Theories of Properties
Cologne, Apr 11 - 12, 2019
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The Possibility of Metaphysics: Between Inductive, Analytic, and Transcendental Arguments
​Duesseldorf, Jan 31 - Feb 01, 2019
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Abduction and Modelling in Metaphysics. A Series of Events with Timothy Williamson
Duesseldorf, Dec 06 - Dec 07, 2018
With a Public Evening Talk (Dec 04) and a Reading Group with Timothy Williamson (Dec 04 - Dec 05)
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Kant's Concepts of Metaphysics: Aprioristic and Non-Aprioristic?
Luxembourg, Nov 26 - Nov 27, 2018
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Freedom and Determinism
Cologne, Oct 04 - Oct 05, 2018

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What Do We Do When We Do Metaphysics?
Duesseldorf, Aug 30 - Aug 31, 2018
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Properties and Laws in the Light of Inductive Metaphysics
Duesseldorf, Mar 22 - Mar 23, 2018
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Free Will and Laws of Nature
​Cologne, Mar 1 - Mar 2, 2018
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Traditional and Inductive Metaphysics
Dortmund, D
ec 7 - Dec 8, 2017
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Spacetime: Fundamental or Emergent
Bonn, Oct 26 - Oct 28, 2017
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  • Subprojects 2017-2020
    • A1: The Research Programme of Inductive Metaphysics from Gustav Theodor Fechner to Erich Becher and beyond
    • A2: Creative Abductive Inference and Its Role for Inductive Metaphysics in Comparison to Other Metaphysical Methods
    • A4: Kant and Inductive Methods in 18th Century Metaphysics
    • B1: Modality in Physics and in Metaphysics
    • B2: Properties and Property Individuation
    • B4: Determinism, Control, and the Consequence Argument
    • B5: Statistical Causation, Intervention, and Freedom
  • Subprojects 2020-2023
    • A1: Inductive Metaphysics and Logical Empiricism
    • A2: Creative Abductive Inference and its Role for Inductive Metaphysics
    • A4: Inductive Methods in Kant and Neo-Kantianism
    • B6: The Role of Inference to the best explanation in the discovery of Gravitational Waves
    • B7: Graded Causation
    • B8: The Time of science and the time of our lives
    • B9: Complex biological dispositions: a case study in the metaphysics of biological practice
    • B10: Metaphysics of Evolution: justification and ontology of generalized evolution theory
    • B11: Abductive Methodology in the philosophy of logic
  • Events
    • Abduction in Philosophy of Mind
    • Mental Disorders and Modal Properties
    • Inductive Metaphysics: Insights, Challenges and Prospects
    • Non-Reductionism in the Metaphysics of Mind
    • Essences, Dispositions and Laws in Kant
    • The Methodology of Logic: Abductivist and Non-abductivist Approaches
    • Grounding and the Direction of Explanation
    • Wochenendseminar zur Philosophie der Physik
    • Dispositions in the Life-Sciences Contemporary and Historical Perspectives
    • New Work on Induction and Abduction
    • Compatibilist Libertarianism: Advantages and Challenges
    • Metaphysics as Modelling. Contemporary and Kantian Issues
    • Laws and Explanations in Metaphysics and Science
    • Causation and Responsibility
    • Thinking About the Cultural Evolution of Thinking
    • Causal Distinctions: Specificity and Beyond
    • Free Will and Causality
    • Epistemic Engineering
    • Counterpossibles, Counternomics and Causal Theories of Properties
    • The Possibility of Metaphysics
    • Abduction and Modelling in Metaphysics
    • Kant's Concepts of Metaphysics
    • Freedom and Determinism
    • What Do We Do When We Do Metaphysics?
    • Properties and Laws in the Light of Inductive Metaphysics
    • Free Will and Laws of Nature
    • Traditional and Inductive Metaphysics
    • Spacetime: Fundamental or Emergent?
  • People
  • Research
    • Publications
    • Talks
  • Contact