Submitted by Joanne Wells on Wed, 23/09/2026 - 13:17
Alexander Bird will be giving his Inaugural Address as President of the Aristotelian Society on Monday 28 September 2026, 18.15–19.45, at Chancellor’s Hall, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU. His talk is entitled “Against Empiricism”.
Alexander is the Bertrand Russell Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge, and a Fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge. He teaches and researches in philosophy of science, epistemology, metaphysics, and history and philosophy of medicine.
Against Empiricism (abstract)
I examine the motivations for being an empiricist in the philosophy of science and find them wanting. Either the motivations are inherently weak. Or they fail to provide a rationale for the practices of science.
The abstract, draft paper, and other details can be found at https://www.aristoteliansociety.org.uk/the-proceedings/the-2026-27-programme/alexander-bird/
You can find further information on the Society's 2026-27 Programme on their website.
