CFP: Quo Vadis Selective Scientific Realism?
Submission deadline: December 20, 2016
Conference date(s):
August 5, 2017 - August 7, 2017
Conference Venue:
Philosophy Department , Durham University
Durham,
United Kingdom
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Quo Vadis Selective Scientific Realism?
Dates: 5th-7th August 2017
Location: Durham University, UK
Keynote speakers:
· Hasok Chang (Cambridge)
· Michela Massimi (Edinburgh)
· Stathis Psillos (Athens)
· John Worrall (LSE)
This is a call for papers for a 3-day conference on the theme of contemporary selective scientific realism (sometimes called 'divide et impera' realism). Conference Themes:
- Assessing the validity of selective scientific realism by amassing a large amount of relevant evidence from the history of science
- Bringing that evidence to bear upon selective scientific realist positions
- Evaluating philosophical and conceptual challenges to the selective realist position
- Discussing the future of scientific selective realism
Abstracts of no more than 500 words should be emailed to [email protected], by December 20th 2016 at the latest. Decisions will be made by January 31st 2017. A limited number of travel bursaries will be available for particularly strong applicants who can only partially fund their own travel. Further inquiries may be addressed to Yafeng Shan ([email protected]). For more information on the conference, please visit the conference website.