PHILOS 270: Permissivism & UNderdetermination
Readings to be Discussed
1/7
Jackson, E., and M. G.Turnbull. 2024. "Permissivism, Underdetermination, and EvidenceLinks to an external site.." In The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Evidence, edited by M. Lasonen-Aarnio and C. Littlejohn, 358–370. Routledge.
Turnbull, M. G. 2018. "Underdetermination in Science: What It Is and Why We Should CareLinks to an external site.." Philosophy Compass 13 (2): e12475.
Tutorial: Kinds of Analytical EssaysLinks to an external site.
1. Permissivism & Holistic Underdetermination
1/14
Quine, W. V. 1975. "On Empirically Equivalent Systems of the WorldLinks to an external site.." Erkenntnis 9 (3): 313-328.
Kuhn, T. S. 1977. "Objectivity, Value Judgement, and Theory ChoiceLinks to an external site.." In The Essential Tension, 320-339. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Tutorial: Reconstructing ArgumentsLinks to an external site.
1/21
Laudan, L. 1990. "Demystifying UnderdeterminationLinks to an external site.." In Scientific Theories, edited by C. W. Savage, In Minnesota Studies in the Philosophy of Science, 267-297. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
Schoenfield, M. 2013. "Permission to Believe: Why Permissivism Is True and What It Tells Us About Irrelevant Influences on BeliefLinks to an external site.." Noûs 47 (1): 193-218.
Tutorial: Criticizing ArgumentsLinks to an external site.
2. Permissivism, Arbitrariness, & the Value of Rationality
1/28 (Special Guest: Jenny Wu!)
White, R. 2005. "Epistemic PermissivenessLinks to an external site.." Philosophical Perspectives 19 (1): 445–459.
Wu, J. Y-C. 2023. "A Defense of Impurist PermissivismLinks to an external site.." Episteme: 1-21.
Rubin, Katherine. 2015. "Total Pragmatic Encroachment and Epistemic PermissivenessLinks to an external site.." Pacific Philosophical Quarterly 96 (1): 12-38.
2/4
Biddle, J. B. 2013. "State of the Field: Transient Underdetermination and Values in ScienceLinks to an external site.." Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 44 (1): 124-133.
Also: come with any reading suggestions you'd really like to cover before the quarter is over. I've placed double asterisks next to readings in subsequent weeks that I think we should cover.
DiMarco M, and K. Khalifa. "Inquiry Tickets: Values, Pursuit, and Underdetermination.Links to an external site." Philosophy of Science. 2019;86(5):1016-1028.
Rinard, Susanna. 2019. "Equal Treatment for Belief.Links to an external site." Philosophical Studies 176 (7): 1923-1950.
2/11
Weatherson, Brian. 2005. "Can We Do without Pragmatic Encroachment?Links to an external site." Philosophical Perspectives 19: 417-443.
Nelson, Lynn Hankinson. 2022. "Underdetermination, Holism, and Feminist Philosophy of Science.Links to an external site." Synthese 200 (1): 50.
Tutorial: Using Large Language Models ResponsiblyLinks to an external site.
2/14
Send me your PPTs for your Lightning Talks by 9PM.
2/15
3PM-??
Symposium: Your Lightning Talks + Special Guests Jared Millson (Rhodes) and Kyle Stanford (UC Irvine)
2/18
Dogramaci, S., and S. Horowitz. 2016. "An Argument for Uniqueness About Evidential Support.Links to an external site." Philosophical Issues 26 (1): 130-147.
Schoenfield, M. 2018. "Permissivism and the Value of Rationality: A Challenge to the Uniqueness Thesis." Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 99 (2): 286-297.
Tutorial: From Argument Reconstruction to Essay SectionLinks to an external site.
2/25
van Fraassen, Bas C. 1980. The Scientific ImageLinks to an external site.. New York: Clarendon Press: Ch. 3.
Laudan, L., and J. Leplin. 1991. "Empirical Equivalence and UnderdeterminationLinks to an external site.." The Journal of Philosophy 88 (9): 449-472.
Norton, J. 2008, “Must Evidence Underdetermine Theory?Links to an external site.”, in The Challenge of the Social and the Pressure of Practice: Science and Values Revisited, M. Carrier, D. Howard, and J. Kourany (eds.), Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 17–44.
3/4
Stanford, P. K., 2001, “Refusing the Devil’s Bargain: What Kind of Underdetermination Should We Take Seriously?Links to an external site.”, Philosophy of Science, 68: S1–S12.
Godfrey-Smith, Peter. 2008. "Recurrent Transient Underdetermination and the Glass Half FullLinks to an external site.." Philosophical Studies 137 (1): 141-148.
Chakravartty, Anjan. 2018. "Realism, Antirealism, Epistemic Stances, and Voluntarism." In The Routledge Handbook of Scientific RealismLinks to an external site., edited by Juha Saatsi, 225-236. Routledge.
3/8
Extended Abstracts Due 11:59PM
3/10 -3/14
Discuss Abstracts and Final Paper
3/21
Final Papers Due
1/7
Jackson, E., and M. G.Turnbull. 2024. "Permissivism, Underdetermination, and EvidenceLinks to an external site.." In The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Evidence, edited by M. Lasonen-Aarnio and C. Littlejohn, 358–370. Routledge.
Turnbull, M. G. 2018. "Underdetermination in Science: What It Is and Why We Should CareLinks to an external site.." Philosophy Compass 13 (2): e12475.
Tutorial: Kinds of Analytical EssaysLinks to an external site.
1. Permissivism & Holistic Underdetermination
1/14
Quine, W. V. 1975. "On Empirically Equivalent Systems of the WorldLinks to an external site.." Erkenntnis 9 (3): 313-328.
Kuhn, T. S. 1977. "Objectivity, Value Judgement, and Theory ChoiceLinks to an external site.." In The Essential Tension, 320-339. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Tutorial: Reconstructing ArgumentsLinks to an external site.
1/21
Laudan, L. 1990. "Demystifying UnderdeterminationLinks to an external site.." In Scientific Theories, edited by C. W. Savage, In Minnesota Studies in the Philosophy of Science, 267-297. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
Schoenfield, M. 2013. "Permission to Believe: Why Permissivism Is True and What It Tells Us About Irrelevant Influences on BeliefLinks to an external site.." Noûs 47 (1): 193-218.
Tutorial: Criticizing ArgumentsLinks to an external site.
2. Permissivism, Arbitrariness, & the Value of Rationality
1/28 (Special Guest: Jenny Wu!)
White, R. 2005. "Epistemic PermissivenessLinks to an external site.." Philosophical Perspectives 19 (1): 445–459.
Wu, J. Y-C. 2023. "A Defense of Impurist PermissivismLinks to an external site.." Episteme: 1-21.
Rubin, Katherine. 2015. "Total Pragmatic Encroachment and Epistemic PermissivenessLinks to an external site.." Pacific Philosophical Quarterly 96 (1): 12-38.
2/4
Biddle, J. B. 2013. "State of the Field: Transient Underdetermination and Values in ScienceLinks to an external site.." Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 44 (1): 124-133.
Also: come with any reading suggestions you'd really like to cover before the quarter is over. I've placed double asterisks next to readings in subsequent weeks that I think we should cover.
DiMarco M, and K. Khalifa. "Inquiry Tickets: Values, Pursuit, and Underdetermination.Links to an external site." Philosophy of Science. 2019;86(5):1016-1028.
Rinard, Susanna. 2019. "Equal Treatment for Belief.Links to an external site." Philosophical Studies 176 (7): 1923-1950.
2/11
Weatherson, Brian. 2005. "Can We Do without Pragmatic Encroachment?Links to an external site." Philosophical Perspectives 19: 417-443.
Nelson, Lynn Hankinson. 2022. "Underdetermination, Holism, and Feminist Philosophy of Science.Links to an external site." Synthese 200 (1): 50.
Tutorial: Using Large Language Models ResponsiblyLinks to an external site.
2/14
Send me your PPTs for your Lightning Talks by 9PM.
2/15
3PM-??
Symposium: Your Lightning Talks + Special Guests Jared Millson (Rhodes) and Kyle Stanford (UC Irvine)
2/18
Dogramaci, S., and S. Horowitz. 2016. "An Argument for Uniqueness About Evidential Support.Links to an external site." Philosophical Issues 26 (1): 130-147.
Schoenfield, M. 2018. "Permissivism and the Value of Rationality: A Challenge to the Uniqueness Thesis." Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 99 (2): 286-297.
Tutorial: From Argument Reconstruction to Essay SectionLinks to an external site.
2/25
van Fraassen, Bas C. 1980. The Scientific ImageLinks to an external site.. New York: Clarendon Press: Ch. 3.
Laudan, L., and J. Leplin. 1991. "Empirical Equivalence and UnderdeterminationLinks to an external site.." The Journal of Philosophy 88 (9): 449-472.
Norton, J. 2008, “Must Evidence Underdetermine Theory?Links to an external site.”, in The Challenge of the Social and the Pressure of Practice: Science and Values Revisited, M. Carrier, D. Howard, and J. Kourany (eds.), Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 17–44.
3/4
Stanford, P. K., 2001, “Refusing the Devil’s Bargain: What Kind of Underdetermination Should We Take Seriously?Links to an external site.”, Philosophy of Science, 68: S1–S12.
Godfrey-Smith, Peter. 2008. "Recurrent Transient Underdetermination and the Glass Half FullLinks to an external site.." Philosophical Studies 137 (1): 141-148.
Chakravartty, Anjan. 2018. "Realism, Antirealism, Epistemic Stances, and Voluntarism." In The Routledge Handbook of Scientific RealismLinks to an external site., edited by Juha Saatsi, 225-236. Routledge.
3/8
Extended Abstracts Due 11:59PM
3/10 -3/14
Discuss Abstracts and Final Paper
3/21
Final Papers Due