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XXVIII National Congress of the Italian Chemical Society
26- 30 Aug 2024

Gender balance in chemistry 

29th biennial meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association
14- 17 Nov 2024

The (many) laws in the periodic table

8th Panhellenic Conference on Philosophy of Science
5- 7 Dec 2024

Symposium & Individual Talk

LMU Philosophy of Science Colloquim
8 Jan 2025

TBA

Dwain L Ford Guest Lecture Series of Andrews University Chemistry & Biochemistry seminar
30 Jan 2025

TBA

Recorded Talks

Talk at the CEFISES Seminar
Talk at the Celebration of 25 years of the Master's on Chemical Education
Talk at the ISPC23
Talk at the CEFISES Seminar
Talk for the Open Session of the Aristotelian Society and Mind Association (2021)
Roundtable w/ Jessica Wilson, Philip Ball & Clare Moriarty
Invited talk at the Foundations of Physics at Harvard
Open Discussion w/ Lev Vaidman, David Chalmers and Kelvin McQueen I Foundations of Physics at Harvar
Joint presentation with Alexander Franklin of our paper

Past Talks

2024

The Metaphysics of Chemistry- First International Workshop

         Talk: Scale relativity in the Metaphysics of Science (jointly with James Ladyman)  (info here)

 

Annual conference of the British Society for the Philosophy of Science (BSPS 2024)

         Symposium: Metaphysical Naturalism 2.0 (w/ Francesca Bellazzi, Toby Friend, Lorenzo Lorenzetti) (info here)

27th Annual conference of the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry

           Talk: Chemical reactions as causal relations (info here)

The Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and Mind Association

           Talk: Chemical reactions as causal relations (info here)

 

15th Biennial Congress of the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science (HOPOS24)

         Talk: The changing meaning of dicovery in chemistry (info here)

CEFISES Seminar, UC Louvain

         Invited Talk: Chemical reactions as causal relations (watch here)

Departmental talk, University of Athens

         Invited Talk: What are chemical reactions?

Conference for the 25 years of the Graduate Program in Chemical Education

         Talk: The value of philosophy in chemical education (info here)

Public Lecture, Royal Society of Chemistry Lancashire and District local section

         Invited Talk: Exploring the philosophical aspects of chemistry through the study of chemical reactions

2023

Physics at the Interface, Durham University

         Invited Talk: he (many) laws in the periodic table (info here)

26th ISPC Conference, CAECE University

         Talk: The (many) laws in the periodic table (watch here)

MetaScience Final Event: Where is Unity?, University of Bristol

         Invited Talk: Where is Unity in Chemistry?

NoMoS Conference, University of Athens

         Talk: The (many) laws in the periodic table

 

Gender & Philosophy course, University of Patras

Invited Talk: What is Feminist Philosophy of Science?

 

TINT: Perspectives on Science seminar, University of Helsinki

Invited Talk: The Periodic Table as Law(s) of Nature (info here)

 

2022

 

7th Panhellenic Conference in Philosophy of Science, University of Athens

Symposium: Philosophy of Chemistry (info here)

28th Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association, Pittsburgh

Symposium: Mind the Gap (info here)

Cardiff Philosophy Visiting Speakers Series, Cardiff University

Invited Talk: The Chemical Bond is a Real Pattern 

Emergence and Reduction in Science and Metaphysics, University of Lisbon

Invited Talk: Molecules as Quantum Objects (info here)

6th Italian Conference in Analytic Metaphysics and Ontology, University of L' Aquila 

Talk: Why do philosophers disagree on how the sciences relate? - A metaphilosophical analysis (info here)

Seminar on Metaphysics of Science (CEFISES), UC Louvain 

Invited Talk: Chemical bonds are real patterns (view here)

2021

 

The Nature of Quantum Objects, University of Geneva 

Invited Talk: Are molecules quantum objects? (info here)

PSA2020/21: The 27th Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association

Talk: The Chemical Bond is a Real Pattern (info here)

8th Biennial Meeting of the European Philosophy of Science Association 

Symposium: The Metaphysical Unity of Science 

24th Conference of the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry (online event)

The Problem of Molecular Structure Just is the Measurement Problem (co-presented w/ Alexander Franklin) (view here)

The 95th Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and Mind Association (online event)

Why do philosophers disagree on how the sciences relate? (view here)

British Society for the Philosophy of Science 2021 Annual (BSPS) Conference (online event)

Symposium on Analogy and Unity in Chemical Ontology

Harvard Foundations of Physics Mini-workshop, Harvard University

Invited Talk: The measurement problem as a solution to philosophical problems in chemistry (view here)

                followed by Open discussion w/ Lev Vaidman, Dave Chalmers and Kelvin McQueen (view here)

Meeting of the Strathclyde Computational and Theoretical Chemistry Hub, University of Strathclyde

Invited Talk: What is real in chemistry.. and is quantum mechanics a threat?

Department of Chemistry Weekly Seminar, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Invited Talk: What is real in chemistry.. and is quantum mechanics a threat?

Forum for Philosophy, London School of Economics

Panel discussion: A theory of everything?, with Philip Ball and Jessica Wilson (view here)

2020

Wochenendseminar zur Philosophie der Physik, University of Bremen

Invited Talk: The Problem of Molecular Structure Just is the Measurement Problem (co-authored w/ Alexander Franklin)          

6th Panhellenic Conference in Philosophy of Science, University of Athens

Symposium "Current Debates in Philosophy of Chemistry"/ Talk: The Chemical Bond is a Real Pattern

ADHOC Associtaion for the Discussion of the History of Chemistry, University of Cambridge

Invited Talk: The Chemical Bond as a Real Pattern

2019

 

FraMEPhys- MetaScience Workshop, Oxford

Invited Talk: The Chemical Bond as a Real Pattern (info here)

IV POND Conference: Science and Objectivity, University of Barcelona

Invited Talk: The role of idealisations in describing an isolated molecule

7th Biennial European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) Conference, University of Geneva

Symposium "Structure and Composition in Chemistry"/ Talk: The Chemical Bond as a Real Pattern

British Society for the Philosophy of Science 2019 Annual (BSPS) Conference, Durham University

Symposium on Structure and Composition in Chemistry/ Talk: The Chemical Bond as a Real Pattern

23rd Conference of the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry, University of Torino

The Chemical Bond as a Real Pattern (find abstract here)  

'Emergence: conceptual and philosophical aspects', Dutch Institute for Emergent Phenomena

Strong emergence in Chemistry (find abstract here)

PHASE-chimie Philosophie, Histoire, Anthropologie, Sociologie et Epistémologie de la Chimie, University Paris 7

Invited talk: The Chemical Bond as a Real Pattern        

Formal Methods and Science in Philosophy III, Inter-University Centre Dubrovnik

The Chemical Bond as a Real Pattern

XX Taller d'Investigació en Filosofia, University of Valencia

The role of idealisations in describing an isolated molecule (find abstract here)   

2018

5th Panhellenic Conference in Philosophy of Science, University of Athens   

The role of idealisation in describing a single molecule

PSA2018: The 26th Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association, Seattle

Referring to chemical elements and compounds: Colourless airs in late eighteenth century chemical practice (with James Ladyman & Geoffrey Blumenthal) (find abstract here)

Real Patterns Workshop, University of Bristol

Invited Talk: Real Patterns in Chemistry

International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry Conference, University of Bristol

The role of idealisations in describing a single molecule

Structure, Mechanism and Explanation in the Sciences, Durham University

Invited Talk: The role of idealisations in describing the stability and structure of a single molecule

Association for the Discussion of the History of Chemistry, HPS, University of Cambridge

Invited Talk: Integrating History and Philosophy of Chemistry 

2017

Ninth European Congress of Analytic Philosophy, LMU

Realism about the special sciences 

International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry Conference, Paris

Downward causation and molecular structure

International IHPS Forum Leeds, University of Leeds

Examining the integration of history to the philosophy of chemistry

2016

Second London Philosophy of Science Graduate Conference, UCL

Unifying Chemistry with Quantum Mechanics

International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry Conference, Florida

Unifying Chemistry with Quantum Mechanics

Philosophy of Science in a Forest (PSF 2016), Kaap Doorn, The Netherlands

Unifying Chemistry with Quantum Mechanics- Kincaid’s non-reductive unity of the sciences

Workshop in the History and Philosophy of Chemistry, University of Bristol

Unifying Chemistry with Quantum Mechanics- Kincaid’s non-reductive unity of the sciences

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