Prof. Dr. Roman Frigg

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietTheoretische Philosophie
KeywordsPredictability, Reductionism, Philosohy of Physics, Philosophy of Science, Probability

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandVereinigtes Königreich
OrtLondon
Universität/InstitutionLondon School of Economics & Political Science
Institut/AbteilungDepartment of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Stephan HartmannMunich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), München
Prof. Dr. Stephan HartmannLehrstuhl für Wissenschaftstheorie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), München
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.07.2016

Programm(e)

2016Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel-Forschungspreis-Programm

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Roman Frigg is a world-leading philosopher who made influential contributions to a broad range of topics in general philosophy of science and in philosophy of physics, and whose work had an impact on neighbouring disciplines, in particular physics, earth science and climate science. Prof. Frigg is especially renowned for his careful and sophisticated analysis of scientific knowledge, which has advanced both philosophy and physics. During his stay in Germany he intends to intensify scientific contacts with research groups in his field, also through lectures.