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The Summer School The Aim and Structure of Cosmological Theory will take place at USI,
Lugano (Switzerland) from 23 to 27 June 2025 and will be taught by Chris Smeenk (Western
Ontario) and Jim Weatherall (UC Irvine).
Deadline for applications: February 15, 2025
A number of challenging questions arise in contemporary cosmology, and philosophers can
contribute constructively to answering them. In what sense is cosmology a “special case,”
in terms of its aims, the nature of cosmological theories, or the ability to establish
theories empirically? What, if anything, constrains theorizing about the early universe or
regions of space and time that are beyond our observational ken? These and other questions
will be tackled at the summer school, whose organizing theme is the forthcoming book by
Smeenk & Weatherall The Aim and Structure of Cosmological Theory.
How to apply: Application is open to graduate students and early career researchers.
Please send a copy of your CV, a one-page motivation letter and a reference letter from a
supervisor or colleague to
summerschool.isfi@usi.ch<mailto:summerschool.isfi@usi.ch>.
Accepted participants will have the possibility to send a short abstract for consideration
to present some of their research at the summer school.
More information and provisional schedule:
usi.ch/cosmology<https://www.usi.ch/it/formazione/apprendimento-permanente/summer-winter-school/cosmological>
Any questions: summerschool.isfi@usi.ch<mailto:summerschool.isfi@usi.ch>