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2021

ARTICLE: Idealisations to the Rescue

ARTICLE: Idealisations to the Rescue

ARTICLE: Idealisations to the Rescue

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In this popular science article, Vanessa explores the role of idealisations in chemistry and sketches the philosophical questions that arise out of their use in science. 

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BOOK: Unity of Science

ARTICLE: Idealisations to the Rescue

ARTICLE: Idealisations to the Rescue

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In this short monograph, the MetaScience project's Principal Investigator, Tuomas Tahko, examines the notion of 'Unity of Science' from a contemporary perspective, after a historical overview. The upshot is that there is still value in the idea of a unity of science, when properly understood. 

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2020

BLOG: Marvellous mysteries and the unity of science

BLOG: Marvellous mysteries and the unity of science

BLOG: Marvellous mysteries and the unity of science

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Ever looked at the teacup in your hand and wondered how that smooth, colourful surface can be made of atoms stuck together? Francesca talks all things MetaScience project in this World Philosophy Day blog for Arts Matter.

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ARTICLE: Forking Paths

BLOG: Marvellous mysteries and the unity of science

BLOG: Marvellous mysteries and the unity of science

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In this essay for the LSE Forum for Philosophy, Sam discusses the philosophy and logic of what might have been.

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ARTICLE: Are chemical entities real?

BLOG: Marvellous mysteries and the unity of science

ARTICLE: Are chemical entities real?

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In this popular science article, Vanessa examines whether chemical entities exist. She presents some of the most central arguments regarding scientific realism, and argues that whether chemical entities are real is a difficult question to answer! 

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PAPER: The Problem of Molecular Structure Just Is The Measurement Problem

PAPER: The Problem of Molecular Structure Just Is The Measurement Problem

PAPER: The Problem of Molecular Structure Just Is The Measurement Problem

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Vanessa Seifert and Alex Franklin look at three problems regarding the way that molecular structure relates to quantum physics. They argue that all three problems are in fact special cases of the measurement problem, and consider how this proposal illuminates our understanding of molecular structure. 

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ARTICLE: Why do we still do chemistry?

PAPER: The Problem of Molecular Structure Just Is The Measurement Problem

PAPER: The Problem of Molecular Structure Just Is The Measurement Problem

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In the first of 6 invited articles for the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, Chemistry World, Vanessa discusses the persistent purpose of chemistry for both science and philosophy.

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BLOG: Strong Emergence in Chemistry

PAPER: The Problem of Molecular Structure Just Is The Measurement Problem

PAPER: The Strong Emergence of Molecular Structure

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In this blog post for Jargonium, Vanessa talks about chemistry's relation to quantum mechanics and summarises the main points she makes in her recently published paper on strong emergence. 

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PAPER: The Strong Emergence of Molecular Structure

PAPER: The Strong Emergence of Molecular Structure

PAPER: The Strong Emergence of Molecular Structure

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Vanessa article in the European Journal for Philosophy of Science examines ones of the most well-established views in philosophy of chemistry; namely Robin Hendry's account of the strong emergence of molecular structure. She presents Hendry's account and identifies three challenges that it faces in its current form.

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PAPER: Can Multiple Realisation Be Explained?

PAPER: The Strong Emergence of Molecular Structure

PAPER: Can Multiple Realisation Be Explained?

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In this article, Alex Franklin argues that multiple realisation shouldn't be seen as an obstacle to reduction. However, he acknowledges that certain cases of multiple realisation prompt us to ask an important question: how come the same phenomena is realised by multiple different systems? The paper goes on to set out a framework for how the reductionist can address such questions. 

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PAPER: COVID-19 Calls for Virtue Ethics

PAPER: The Strong Emergence of Molecular Structure

PAPER: Can Multiple Realisation Be Explained?

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In this essay, Francesca Bellazzi and Konrad v. Boyneburgk argue that virtue ethics and a broader notion of freedom of the will allow us to deal with the practical concerns about how an individual should behave during COVID-19 pandemic

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BLOG: Philosophy of Chemistry - is that a thing???!!

CFA/EVENT: Workshop on Methodological Issues in the Metaphysics of Science

REVIEW: The Nature of Contingency: Quantum Physics as Modal Realism

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This is the first blog post by Vanessa for the new philosophy and history of chemistry blog, Jargonium.  Vanessa introduces us to the philosophy of chemistry and describes the main topics that are addressed in this field. 

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REVIEW: The Nature of Contingency: Quantum Physics as Modal Realism

CFA/EVENT: Workshop on Methodological Issues in the Metaphysics of Science

REVIEW: The Nature of Contingency: Quantum Physics as Modal Realism

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Sam Kimpton-Nye's Review of "The Nature of Contingency: Quantum Physics as Modal Realism" by Alastair Wilson. 

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CFA/EVENT: Workshop on Methodological Issues in the Metaphysics of Science

CFA/EVENT: Workshop on Methodological Issues in the Metaphysics of Science

CFA/EVENT: Workshop on Methodological Issues in the Metaphysics of Science

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For our first foray into online events, the MetaScience Project Team welcomes abstracts on the topic of Methodological Issues in the Metaphysics of Science. 

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ARTICLE: From quarks to quails – can the different sciences be unified?

ARTICLE: From quarks to quails – can the different sciences be unified?

CFA/EVENT: Workshop on Methodological Issues in the Metaphysics of Science

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In this popular science article for The Conversation, Vanessa looks at the main questions that the MetaScience project is concerned with. She explains how these questions have been considered in philosophy so far, and presents the results that have been produced by our project. 

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PAPER: Reduction and Emergence in Chemistry

ARTICLE: From quarks to quails – can the different sciences be unified?

EVENT: Formal Ontology & Metaphysics of Science Workshop

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Vanessa Seifert's entry in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy examines how philosophy understands chemistry's relationship to physics. The article situates this discussion around the dilemma between reduction and emergence and aims to present all existing views on this debate. 

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EVENT: Formal Ontology & Metaphysics of Science Workshop

ARTICLE: From quarks to quails – can the different sciences be unified?

EVENT: Formal Ontology & Metaphysics of Science Workshop

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This workshop brings together philosophers working on formal ontology and metaphysics of science. The goal is to find new ways to apply work on ontological categories and formal ontological relations to case studies from the metaphysics of science.

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2018-19

EVENT: FraMEPhys-MetaScience Workshop, Oxford

EVENT: Rutgers-Bristol Workshop on the Metaphysical Unity of Science

PAPER: The role of idealisations in describing an isolated molecule

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Join the research teams from the ERC-funded projects FraMEPhys (Birmingham) and MetaScience (Bristol) for talks and discussion.  There will also be opportunity to explore the famous Pitt Rivers Museum.   

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PAPER: The role of idealisations in describing an isolated molecule

EVENT: Rutgers-Bristol Workshop on the Metaphysical Unity of Science

PAPER: The role of idealisations in describing an isolated molecule

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Vanessa Seifert argues that it is an idealisation in chemistry and in quantum mechanics that an isolated molecule is stable and has structure. She then investigates how this idealisation informs our understanding of various philosophical issues. 

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EVENT: Rutgers-Bristol Workshop on the Metaphysical Unity of Science

EVENT: Rutgers-Bristol Workshop on the Metaphysical Unity of Science

PAPER: Bundle Theory with Kinds

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A workshop organized jointly by the MetaScience project and Rutgers-Newark. Local organizer: Ken Aizawa.  Join us for talks and discussion on 'The Metaphysical Unity of Science'. 

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PAPER: Bundle Theory with Kinds

PAPER: Bundle Theory with Kinds

PAPER: Bundle Theory with Kinds

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In this paper, which is an exercise in formal ontology – an area of research concerning fundamental ontological categories and their relations – Markku Keinänen (Tampere) and Tuomas Tahko examine the tempting idea that there could be just one fundamental ontological category.  

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PAPER: Where Do You Get Your Protein? Or: Biochemical Realization

PAPER: Bundle Theory with Kinds

PAPER: Where Do You Get Your Protein? Or: Biochemical Realization

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This paper is based on a pilot study for the MetaScience project. The project concerns inter-level relationships between the natural sciences and here the target is the interface between biology and chemistry, specifically, biochemical kinds such as proteins. 

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This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, grant agreement No 771509.  All project outputs are published Open Access.  Website photo credit: Matt Lincoln Photography

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