LACSI Conference on Laws of Nature, Explanation, and Understanding
The Logic and Cognitive Science Initiative (LACSI) Conference on Laws of Nature, Explanation, and Understanding will take place between 1:00 p.m on Friday, September 16 and 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 17 on NC State University’s North Campus, in Withers Hall, Room 140. (For access to this room, the most convenient entrance to Withers Hall is through the first-floor door on the north side of the building, i.e., the side closest to Hillsborough Street.)
Program
(Revised September 16, 2022)
Friday, September 16
1:00-2:00
Collection of folders and name-tags
Lobby outside Withers 140. Please wear name-tags at all sessions.
2:00-3:30
Are the Laws of Nature Useful? Heather Demarest, University of Colorado, Boulder
Moderator: Carl Gillett, Northern Illinois University
3:45-5:15
Understanding and Social Measurement, Kareem Khalifa, Middlebury College
Moderator: Holly Andersen, Simon Fraser University
5:30-6:30
Reception: The Atrium, 1911 Building
(Dinner on your own)
Saturday, September 17
9:30-10:30
Collection of folders and name-tags; coffee, tea, light refreshments
Lobby outside Withers 140.
10:30-12:00
Causal Explanation and Causal Bearing, Christopher Hitchcock, California Institute of Technology
Moderator: Harjit Bhogal, University of Maryland
12:00-1:45
Lunch Break
(On your own)
1:45-3:15
Persistence, Properties and Explanatory Structure, Elizabeth Miller, Brown University
Moderator: Katrina Elliot, UCLA
3:30-5:00
The Practical Value of Causal Understanding, Michael Strevens, New York University
Moderator: Erica Shumener, Syracuse University
(There will be no further conference events after the above session.)
Conference Fees and Registration
Standard Fee: $70
Fee for Full-Time Students: $30
The above fees include the conference reception.
Advance registration was required and is now closed.
Inquiries: mjpendle@ncsu.edu
Conference Travel Fellowship
Since 2015 we have provided a travel fellowship to enable either a Ph.D. candidate or a recent Ph.D. graduate from an under-represented group in philosophy to attend each LACSI Conference.
The 2022 Fellow is Gabrielle Kerbel, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Accommodation, Food and Drink
Accommodation
The Aloft Raleigh, which is within easy walking distance of NC State University’s North Campus, has reserved a small block of rooms for conference participants at the rate of $152 per night (plus taxes) until Aug. 16.
Parking
Free parking will be available almost anywhere on North Campus on Saturday, September 17, but on Friday, September 16 it will be necessary to park off campus or in one of the visitors’ parking areas on campus, such as the Dan Allen Deck Pay Area or the Coliseum Deck Pay Area.
Food and Drink
There is a selection of eating and drinking establishments along and close to Hillsborough Street opposite NC State University’s North Campus.