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SUMMARY:Gerd Buchdahl\, Kantian philosopher of science - Nick Jardine (His
 tory and Philosophy of Science) and Angela Breitenbach (Philosophy)
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CONTACT:Lewis Bremner
DESCRIPTION:Following a brief account of his career\, Nick Jardine will sk
 etch Gerd Buchdahl's philosophy of science or\, in his terms\, 'transcende
 ntal methodology of science'. This is outlined in his Tarner Lectures of 1
 973 (typescript in Whipple Library)\, which\, despite many revisions\, rem
 ained incomplete and unpublished. Particular attention will be paid to asp
 ects of Buchdahl's transcendental methodology that seem of particular curr
 ent interest: his pluralist view of sciences\, with their various empirica
 l\, structural and explanatory components often having distinct historical
  trajectories\; and his emphasis on the roles of imagery in all forms of i
 nquiry\, as shown in his motto 'argument be damned\, it's the picture that
  counts'.\n\nAngela Breitenbach will then elaborate on the second of these
  aspects in her discussion of Buchdahl's legacy in Kantian philosophy of s
 cience. She will show how his interpretation of Kant was instrumental in g
 iving regulative principles centre stage and will discuss some of the last
 ing challenges his reading raises regarding the role of reason\, judgment 
 and imagination in science.
LOCATION:Large Lecture Theatre\, Department of Plant Sciences\, Downing Si
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