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AGPhil: Arbeitsgruppe Philosophie der Physik

AGPhil 1: Philosophie der Physik I

AGPhil 1.1: Vortrag

Mittwoch, 15. März 2017, 16:30–17:00, GW2 B2900

On Evidence — •Alexander Unzicker — Pestalozzi-Gymnasium Müchen

The notion of experimental evidence is crucial for our understanding of physics as a natural science. However, as several authors (e.g. Andrew Pickering, Harry Collins, Peter Galison) have pointed out, the concept is not easy to define: in complex experimental setups, experimental facts and theoretical interpretation are often hard to disentangle.

History has shown that many concepts that were backed by 'experimental evidence' failed to be an appropriate description of reality. The objective of the talk is to discuss criteria for scientific evidence that are resilient under future paradigm shifts, that is, facts that can be considered 'real' without any reasonable doubt.