Russell Marcus, the Chauncey Truax Postdoctoral Fellow of Philosophy, presented a paper on the main program at the Eastern Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association in Baltimore on December 29. The paper, titled "Intrinsic Explanation and Field's Dispensabilist Strategy," argues that our best theories seek to unify mathematics with science, particularly physical science, rather than to isolate, and in principle eliminate, mathematics from scientific theory.
The American Philosophical Association was founded in 1900 to promote the exchange of ideas among philosophers, to encourage creative and scholarly activity in philosophy, to facilitate the professional work and teaching of philosophers, and to represent philosophy as a discipline.
The American Philosophical Association was founded in 1900 to promote the exchange of ideas among philosophers, to encourage creative and scholarly activity in philosophy, to facilitate the professional work and teaching of philosophers, and to represent philosophy as a discipline.
