Vanessa A. Seifert

2025

Emergence in Philosophy and Science workshop, Cusano University 

       Invited Talk: Does special science realism imply emergence?

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10th Biennial meeting of the European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA25)

       Symposium: Chemistry and the metaphysics of science (info here)  

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16th Conference of the Italian Society for Analytic Philosophy

       Talk: Why water may not be a natural kind (after all) (info here)  

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Annual conference of the British Society for the Philosophy of Science (BSPS 2025)

       Symposium: Quantum theory and chemistry- a relation that is far from settled (info here)  

 

27th International Congress of History of Science and Technology, New Zealand

       Symposium: The nature of scientific discovery in chemistry (info here)  

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Society in the Metaphysics of Science conference, UCI Lugano

       Talk: Why water may not be a natural kind (after all) (info here)  

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Departmental Seminar, Argentina

       Invited Talk: Why water may not be a natural kind (after all)

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Women and Correspondence in the Nineteenth Century, University of Athens

         Invited Talk: Darwin's correspondence with women, a philosophical analysis (info here)  

 

​BioFun workshop, University College London

        Invited Talk: Why water may not be a natural kind after all

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Units, Symbols, and Terminology in the Physical Sciences in and for the Digital Era Workshop, Royal Society of Chemistry

        Invited Talk: Chemical progress in the age of AI (watch here)

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Dwain L Ford Guest Lecture Series of Andrews University, Chemistry & Biochemistry Seminar

        Invited Talk: What is Philosophy of Chemistry?

 

LMU Philosophy of Science Colloquim, Munich

        Invited Talk: Chemical reactions as productive causal relations

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​2024

8th Panhellenic conference in Philosophy of Science

       Symposium: New Horizons in the Philosophy of Science

 

Emergence, Causality and Complexity workshop, Aachen University

        Invited Talk: Does special science realism imply emergence? (info here)

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29th Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association

        Talk: The (many) laws in the periodic table

 

XXVIII National Congress of the Italian Chemical Society 

        Talk: Gender Balance in Chemistry- a philosophical analysis (info here)

 

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)

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

           Talk: Chemical reactions as causal relations (info here)

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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)

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CEFISES Seminar, UC Louvain

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

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Departmental talk, University of Athens

         Invited Talk: What are chemical reactions?

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

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

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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

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2023

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Physics at the Interface, Durham University

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

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26th ISPC Conference, CAECE University

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

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

         Invited Talk: Where is Unity in Chemistry?

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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)

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

Symposium: Mind the Gap (info here)

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Cardiff Philosophy Visiting Speakers Series, Cardiff University

Invited Talk: The Chemical Bond is a Real Pattern 

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Emergence and Reduction in Science and Metaphysics, University of Lisbon

Invited Talk: Molecules as Quantum Objects (info here)

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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)

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Seminar on Metaphysics of Science (CEFISES), UC Louvain 

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

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2021

 

The Nature of Quantum Objects, University of Geneva 

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

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

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

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8th Biennial Meeting of the European Philosophy of Science Association 

Symposium: The Metaphysical Unity of Science 

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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)

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

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

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

Symposium on Analogy and Unity in Chemical Ontology

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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)

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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?

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

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

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Forum for Philosophy, London School of Economics

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

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2020

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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)          

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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

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

Invited Talk: The Chemical Bond as a Real Pattern

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2019

 

FraMEPhys- MetaScience Workshop, Oxford

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

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IV POND Conference: Science and Objectivity, University of Barcelona

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

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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

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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

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

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

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

Strong emergence in Chemistry (find abstract here)

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

Invited talk: The Chemical Bond as a Real Pattern        

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

The Chemical Bond as a Real Pattern

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XX Taller d'Investigació en Filosofia, University of Valencia

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

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2018

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

The role of idealisation in describing a single molecule

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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)

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Real Patterns Workshop, University of Bristol

Invited Talk: Real Patterns in Chemistry

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

The role of idealisations in describing a single molecule

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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

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

Invited Talk: Integrating History and Philosophy of Chemistry 

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2017

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Ninth European Congress of Analytic Philosophy, LMU

Realism about the special sciences 

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International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry Conference, Paris

Downward causation and molecular structure

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International IHPS Forum Leeds, University of Leeds

Examining the integration of history to the philosophy of chemistry

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2016

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Second London Philosophy of Science Graduate Conference, UCL

Unifying Chemistry with Quantum Mechanics

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International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry Conference, Florida

Unifying Chemistry with Quantum Mechanics

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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

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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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