Please save the date for the Idealization and Values in Policymaking Workshop on April 16 & 17, 2026 in the Longs Peak Room in the Lory Student Center (rm 302) on the CSU campus.

Scientific models play a crucial role in many policymaking decisions. Underlying the use of these models for policymaking purposes is the extensive use of idealization and values. This interdisciplinary workshop seeks to investigate the roles that idealization, values, and models play in scientific policymaking and how their contributions are assessed and managed. The workshop will bring together philosophers and scientists working at the intersections of these areas in the hopes of bridging gaps between the scientific modeling literature, literatures surrounding the role of values in science, and discussions of science-based policy construction.

Invited Speakers

Wendy Parker (Virginia Tech); Jay Odenbaugh (Lewis and Clark College); Yasha Rohwer (Oregon Tech); Piper Sledge (University of Arizona); Gabriele Contessa (Carleton University)

Organizer: Collin Rice (Department of Philosophy, Colorado State University)