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CFA: 7^th Scientific Understanding and Representation (SURe) Annual Workshop
Host: University of Miami (FL) Department of Philosophy
May 13-14, 2025

Call for Abstracts: We invite authors to submit abstracts of up to 750-words for the upcoming 7th annual Scientific Understanding and Representation (SURe) workshop by March 4th, 2025. The workshop will take place May 13-14, 2025, at The University of Miami (FL) and feature a Special Book Panel on Catherine Z Elgin’s Epistemic Ecology (MIT Press, forthcoming May 20, 2025).

Speakers: Keynote — Roman Frigg (LSE)

Epistemic Ecology Book Panel — Catherine Z. Elgin (Harvard), Soazig Le Bihan (U Montana), Kareem Khalifa (UCLA), Anjan Chakravartty (U Miami), & Federica Malfatti (U Innsbruck)

Host Institution: University of Miami (FL) Department of Philosophy Local Organizers: Alison Springle & Otávio Bueno

Website with more information: https://sure-workshop.weebly.com/

Workshop Description: Representations play a central role in scientists’ understanding of the world. From mathematical models to diagrams, different representations in highly varied contexts yield diverse insights across the physical, biological, and social sciences. How a phenomenon is represented has far-reaching ramifications for how it is understood, and yet the literatures on scientific understanding and scientific representation are largely independent of each other. The time is ripe to foster greater synergy between these two areas in the philosophy of science, as they face complementary problems—and hold the promise of complementary solutions.
Instructions for Submissions: Abstracts must be on topics related to scientific understanding and representation, up to 750-words, prepared for anonymous review, and submitted online by March 4, 2025 using this link : https://easychair.org/cfp/SURe7

Important deadlines:

March 4, 2025– (Extended) Deadline for submissions.

March 25, 2025 – Notification of acceptance.

May 13-14, 2025 – Workshop.