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SUMMARY:Armchair science - Robert Northcott (Birkbeck)
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CONTACT:Christopher Clarke
DESCRIPTION:We define the notion of _armchair science_ – roughly\, a con
 centration on the development of idealized theory with only a loose relati
 on to possible empirical application\, and in particular with no\nspecific
  real-world target in mind. We argue that in many fields there is rather t
 oo much of it. Philosophy of science should be at the forefront of\nhighli
 ghting this widespread problem\, and proposing solutions to it. Yet\, for 
 a couple of reasons\, existing philosophical work on modelling has fallen 
 short in this critical role.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 2\, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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