Description du projet
Comprendre la science du climat et notre rôle dans le changement climatique
La philosophie actuelle de la science du climat a omis d’étudier l’objectif épistémique de la construction de modèles climatiques ainsi que la question de savoir si ces modèles peuvent améliorer la compréhension du système climatique de la Terre et du rôle de l’homme dans le changement climatique. Le projet CMCSU, financé par l’UE, dressera le tableau de la compréhension scientifique du climat et de la manière dont nous pouvons comprendre la science du climat grâce à la méthode de l’ingénierie conceptuelle. Ses résultats peuvent faire de grandes vagues dans le domaine de la philosophie des sciences et des disciplines philosophiques et scientifiques connexes, générer un nouveau contexte pour forger des relations interdisciplinaires entre philosophes et climatologues et permettre au grand public de mieux comprendre la science du climat et de s’y fier.
Objectif
What exactly is the epistemic goal of constructing climate models? Can these models help us in our endeavour to understand Earth’s climate system and our role in climate change? This is a very important question that hasn’t yet received the attention it deserves in the recent philosophy of climate science. My overall research objective in this project is to address this important lacuna. I plan to do this by developing an account of climate scientific understanding and the means by which we can achieve understanding in climate science. The method I will use originates with Carnap and has recently gained a great deal of popularity, i.e. conceptual engineering. I will achieve this objective by combining my previous expertise on the topic of understanding with scientific models and the role of mathematics in scientific understanding with the new skills and competencies gained through advanced training, under the guidance of a highly qualified supervisor, Prof. Stephan Hartmann, a leading expert on scientific models and their role in science. Conducting this project at the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (LMU) will considerably improve my research and help me make significant contributions to the current discussion in the philosophy of climate science. This will establish me as an independent research leader in Europe and, therefore, help me secure a permanent academic position.
The results of this project can have a wide-ranging impact on the philosophy of science and neighbouring philosophical and scientific disciplines. For instance, it can contribute to a better understanding of the practice of climate science, it can generate a new context for forging interdisciplinary relations between philosophers and climate scientists, and (suitably modified) it can be used in a general strategy to help the general public better understand and trust climate science.
My project fits with the 13th goal set out in the UN 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development
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Programme(s)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Régime de financement
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European FellowshipsCoordinateur
80539 MUNCHEN
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