VISU Vienna Summer University - Scientific World Conceptions

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Climate Studies

Lecturers
Main Lecturers:
James Fleming
Roman Frigg
Wendy Parker

Guest Lecturer:
Angela Kallhoff

General Daily Framework:
9:00-10:20 Lecture
10:20-10:40 Break
10:40-12:00 Discussion of Lecture
12:00-14:00 Break
14:00-15:20 Lecture
15:20-15:40 Break
15:40-17:00 Discussion of Lecture

Preliminary Detailed Plan
Sunday June 30
2 p.m. Guided Cultural Tour
7 p.m. Social Gathering

Monday July 1
Morning: Opening ceremony: Elisabeth Nemeth (Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and Education) and
Friedrich Stadler (Head and Scientific Director of the Institute Vienna Circle)
Introductory session and overview (Fleming, Frigg, Parker)
Afternoon Lecture: Historical Perspectives on Climate Change I (Fleming)

Tuesday July 2
Morning Lecture: Historical Perspectives on Climate Change II (Fleming)
Afternoon Lecture: Climate and Climate Change: The Scientific Basis (Frigg and Parker)

Wednesday July 3
Morning Lecture: Is Climate Change Real? (Frigg)
1-6 p.m. Guided tour through the “philosophical” Vienna (optional)
6 p.m. Guest Lecture: Climate Change: Situating Morality (Kallhoff)

Thursday July 4
Morning Lecture: Climate Modelling and Uncertainty about Future Climate Change I (Frigg)
Afternoon Lecture: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Fleming)

Friday July 5
Morning Lecture: Debating Climate Change I: Proof and Consensus (Parker)
Afternoon Lecture: Climate Modeling and Uncertainty about Future Climate Change II (Frigg)

Monday July 8
Morning Lecture: Models, Measurement and Global Climate Datasets (Parker)
Afternoon Lecture: Debating Climate Change II: Anomalies, Controversy & Politics (Parker)

Tuesday July 9
Morning Lecture: Precaution and Policy: Ethical Dimensions of Climate Change (Parker and Frigg)
Afternoon: Consultations on projects

Wednesday July 10
Morning Lecture: Fixing the Sky: the quest to control climate (Fleming)
Afternoon is free

Thursday July 11
Morning: Consultations on projects
Afternoon: Project Presentations

Friday July 12
Morning: Concluding discussion
Afternoon: Closing Plenary Session
Closing Remarks by Friedrich Stadler / Certificates are issued

7 p.m. "Heuriger" for Participants and Lecturers

Institute Vienna Circle