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UID:/NewsandEvents/Archives/2015/newsitem/7007/30-
 October-2015-Cool-Logic-Maximilian-Huber
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SUMMARY:Cool Logic, Maximilian Huber
ATTENDEE;ROLE=Speaker:Maximilian Huber (Geneva)
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20151030T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20151030T183000
LOCATION:Room F1.15, ILLC, Science Park 107, Amste
 rdam
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:  An answer to this question 
 depends on what kind of modality (logical, physica
 l or biological) is in play: Flying pigs do not vi
 olate any logical or physical laws; therefore, it 
 is logically and physically possible that pigs fly
  (think of very tiny pigs with large wingspans). H
 owever, there are no biological laws; it is hence 
 either trivial that flying pigs are biologically p
 ossible, or an answer is more complicated. In this
  talk, we will explore the second option. We will 
 first get acquainted with one of the very few expl
 icit definitions of biological possibility which i
 s due to Daniel Dennett and based on the Library o
 f Mendel thought experiment. Second, we will see h
 ow the Library of Mendel can be used as stepping s
 tone for logical models of pig mutants. Time permi
 tting, we will have a more detailed look at one su
 ch model constructed in the framework of graded mo
 dal logic.  For more information, see https://www.
 illc.uva.nl/coollogic/ or contact coollogic.uva at
  gmail.com
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n      <p>Abstract:<
 br/>\n        An answer to this question depends o
 n what kind of modality (logical,\nphysical or bio
 logical) is in play: Flying pigs do not violate an
 y logical\nor physical laws; therefore, it is logi
 cally and physically possible that\npigs fly (thin
 k of very tiny pigs with large wingspans). However
 , there are\nno biological laws; it is hence eithe
 r trivial that flying pigs are\nbiologically possi
 ble, or an answer is more complicated. In this tal
 k, we\nwill explore the second option. We will fir
 st get acquainted with one of\nthe very few explic
 it definitions of biological possibility which is 
 due to\nDaniel Dennett and based on the Library of
  Mendel thought experiment.\nSecond, we will see h
 ow the Library of Mendel can be used as stepping s
 tone\nfor logical models of pig mutants. Time perm
 itting, we will have a more\ndetailed look at one 
 such model constructed in the framework of graded\
 nmodal logic.</p>\n    \n        <p>For more infor
 mation, see <a target="_blank" href="https://www.i
 llc.uva.nl/coollogic/">https://www.illc.uva.nl/coo
 llogic/</a> or contact <a class="email">coollogic.
 uva <span class="at">at</span> gmail.com</a></p>\n
     
URL:/NewsandEvents/Archives/2015/newsitem/7007/30-
 October-2015-Cool-Logic-Maximilian-Huber
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