Thursday, October 7, 2010

October Workshop: Levels of Explanation and Causation

The Philosophy department at the University of Wollongong will be hosting a workshop on "Levels of Explanation and Causation" on October 15th-16th, 2010. Participants include Phil Dowe (UQ), Peter Menzies (Macquarie), and Jon Opie (Adelaide).

The focus of this workshop will be on questions such as what a level of explanation is, how the appropriate
levels for explaining particular phenomena are identified, how causes and explanations at different levels relate to one another, and how arguments about levels of explanation and causation depend on the specific accounts of causation or explanation we adopt. The complete workshop schedule can be found at

All are welcome to attend. Registration is free, though there will be an optional fee to cover catering costs and a workshop dinner. If you are interested in attending, please contact Patrick McGivern at
patrickm@uow.edu.au for more information.