Putting COVID-19 in Its Place: Locating the Scientific, Psychological, and Social Aspects of the Crisis

Panelists:

• Katherine Furman, PhD, Philosophy, Politics and Economics Lecturer, University of Liverpool
• Gerd Gigerenzer, PhD, Director of the Harding Center for Risk Literacy and founder of the Adaptive Behavior and Cognition (ABC) Center, Max Planck Institute for Human Development
• Sean A. Valles, PhD, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Michigan State University Lyman Briggs College
• Moderator: John Dupré, PhD, President-Elect of the Philosophy of Science Association and Director of Egenis, The Centre for the Study of Life Sciences, University of Exeter

Abstract: Understanding the COVID-19 crisis is critical to managing its outcome. Why is the pandemic not the same for every person in every place? How do the risks and uncertainties of the virus shape scientific, governmental, and individual responses? The Philosophy of Science Association invites the public to join in a discussion of these important issues.

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