Please send questions to:
\nMelissa Jacquart
\nuwolmp@gmail.com
\nDepartment of Philosophy
\nThe University of Western Ontario
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130519T192326Z DTSTART:20130518T090000 DTEND:20130519T170000 SUMMARY:Philosophy of Logic\, Math\, and Physics (LMP) Graduate Conference UID:20130912T081517Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:America/Toronto LOCATION:1151 Richmond Street\, London\, Canada DESCRIPTION:Deadline for submission: Feb. 24\, 2013.
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130519T192326Z DTSTART:20130521T090000 DTEND:20130523T170000 SUMMARY:Rudolf Carnap Graduate Conference UID:20130912T081518Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Bochum\, Germany DESCRIPTION:David J. Chalmers is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Director \;of the Center for Consciousness at ANU and Professor of Philosophy and \;Co-Director of the Center for Mind\, Brain and Consciousness at NYU. He \;will be presenting material in a series of lectures\, developing and \;extending themes from his recent book "Constructing the World" (OUP 2012).
There will be a Graduate/PhD students and Post-docs workshop on themes from David J. Chalmers' recent \;book. \;
Contact: \;nike.zohm@rub.de \;
Further information about these and past Carnap Lectures\, the Venue and \;
Travel information: \;
The capacity to invent\, construct and use technical artifacts is an essential skill of human beings. Technology furthermore represents one of the central pillars of modern society and dominates the social sphere. Different conflictual understandings of technology and its significance for the modern society are at the heart of modern self-understanding\, and these are by no means reconciled with each other. In spite of technologys deep impact on human lifeworlds as well as on different kinds of natural environments\, reflections about ethics and the deeper driving forces of technology have so far not been developed in a satisfying way. Additionally\, the interaction between religious traditions and the meanings of technology is often poorly developed.
\nAlthough technology has not been regarded as a faculty of its own right in the academy\, nevertheless from mid-20th century technology has moved closer to science and has rapidly increased not only its own power but also transformed the development of science in general as well as impacting on culture more widely. As developments in technology and science are rooted in the religious Christian history of the West\, one needs to investigate deeper the internal normative codes from this long European history as these seem to be active still today in spite of the overall secularization of science.
\nEthically regarded\, it is probably preferable to regard technology as a highly ambiguous phenomenon which needs to be analyzed and examined in a much deeper way than commonly conducted. While many scholars have explored the interconnection of ethics and religion only a few have investigated how technology\, ethics and religion interact.
\nAs modern technology impacts are widely and deeply affecting many different spheres of life\, religion and research\, it should be a common task to continuously reflect on technology developments critically and constructively for the sake of the Common Good\, including human and non-human life systems. The planned event intends to explore the phenomenon of religion and the spiritual and socio-cultural power of human technical innovation. The conference will offer the beginning of a wider novel discourse about the nature of technology and the technically constructed second nature and how both interact with each other. New ethical standards and reflections might result from such a discourse. This discussion \; \;also might catalyze new insights about the Sacred at work in human technical creativity.
\nQuestions such as the following indicate clearly the need for deeper reflection on technology\, demanding a broader investigation in the environmental humanities and the sciences. The proposed conference will hereby focus on the implicit \;religious \;driving forces of technological practices and discourses about by attention to religious traditions\, the diversity of nature and the meanings of technology.
\nWhat criterion is used to make decisions about technological development: that what benefits life or that what increases profits? How are benefits and profits defined\, and who is consulted? Can one model the practices of homo faber\, the engineering human\, rightly in present economic systems?
\nHow is the spread of technology affecting global justice between the rich and the poor? How does it affect environmental justice? What is the relationship between technology and globalization?
\nIn what ways are technologies in the social sphere impacting on receptivity to environmental issues\, particularly among youth cultures?
\nHow can one understand the ambiguity of environmental technology\, for example in the context of climate change\, where climate technology on the one hand is expected to produce solutions of problems due to anthropogenic (dangerous) change and on the other hand promotes a specific form of irresponsibility due to its externalization of responsibility to experts and self-going systems? How should one interpret large-scale\, technological attempts at global geo-engineering against this horizon?
\nHow are different models of human self-understanding at work in ideational legitimations of technology? What role did and does the old Jewish-Christian understanding of the human person as Gods icon play for homo faber? Are religious traditions offering alternative paths for technical self-regulation?
\nHow are understandings of nature and the environment in relationship to the Sacred at work in different technologies and discourses?
\nDo modern technics liberate us from the human body and its semiosis in the relation between organism and environment\, and allow us to follow an independent evolutionary dynamic? What influences does it have on natural environments as well as on self-understandings of human beings and their practices\, perceptions and imaginations?
\nCan one explore technology with the help of methods from gender studies and post-colonial studies in order to generate new knowledge\, and what can modern technology teach about the spirituality and culture of late modernity?
\nWhat are the deeper normative beliefs implicit and behind technological innovations? How can religious studies - especially the study of religion and the environment - throw light on the significant fabrications of meaning?
\nIn what ways is the notion of progress with which modern construals of technology are associated related to religious interpretations of history and eschatologies? What is the contribution of apocalyptic discourses to this debate?
\nWhat can indigenous cultures teach about the animated artifacts for human survival and how are such spiritual practices and perspectives embedded in cultural systems? Are technical artifacts made into fetishes? How are magic and power fueled by human machines?
\n\nPreliminary programme\n\n22 May\n\n12.00-13.30 lunch
\n\n14.00 Welcome
\n\n14.30 Keynote I and discussion
\n\n16.00 Coffee
\n\n17.00 Papersession I
\n\n19.30 Reception
\n\n\n\n23 May\n\n09.00 Keynote II and discussion
\n\n10.30 Coffee
\n\n11.00 Papersession II
\n\n13.00-14.00 Lunch
\n\n14.30 Walk and talk in Sigtuna
\n\n17.00 Keynote and discussion
\n\n19.00 Dinner
\n\n\n\n24 May\n\n09.00 Papersession III
\n\n10.30 Coffee
\n\n11.00 Keynote \; \;IV and discussion
\n\n13.00-14.00 Lunch
\n\n14.30 Papersession IV
\n\n16.00 Coffee
\n\n17.00 Keynote V and discussion
\n\n19.30 Banquet dinner
\n\n\n\n25 May\n\n09.00 Evaluation\, conclusion and discussion
\n\n10.00 Coffee
\n\n10.30 Next conference. Business meeting.
\n\n12.00 Lunch
\n\n\n\nRegistrations for the event are welcome to the Sigtuna foundation. An invoice for the \;conference fee (4800:-SEK/555:-\, covering single room and all meals) will be sent after registration. \;
\nInformation about key note speakers can be accessed at:
\nhttp://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/sociology/profiles/Bronislaw-Szerszynski/
\nhttp://www.indiana.edu/~relstud/faculty/sideris.shtml
\nhttp://www.tu-cottbus.de/btu/de/universitaet/organegremien/praesident.html
\nhttp://www.astro.uu.se/~bg/
\nConference committee:
\nMaria Jansdotter Samuelsson\, Karlstad University
Sigurd Bergmann\, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Celia Deane-Drummond\, Notre Dame University
Forrest Clingerman\, Ohio Northern University
Carl Reinhold Brå\;kenhielm\, Uppsala University
For further information\, please contact: \;Maria Jansdotter \; \;
\nhttp://www.religionandnature.com/society/
http://www.sigtunastiftelsen.se/index_hk.asp/id/15
The conference includes a special symposium on Einstein's philosophy of science. More details here: http://philevents.org/event/show/7422
\nand here:
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130519T192326Z DTSTART:20130525T143000 DTEND:20130525T170000 SUMMARY:Symposium on Einstein's Philosophy of Science UID:20130912T081522Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/Bucharest LOCATION:Splaiul Independentei nr. 204\, Bucharest\, Romania DESCRIPTION:The symposium is part of the conference New Directions in the Philosophy of Physics. More details here: http://philevents.org/event/show/7420
\nand here:
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130519T192326Z DTSTART:20130531T090000 DTEND:20130601T170000 SUMMARY:Quantum Gravity in Perspective UID:20130912T081523Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:München\, Germany ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130519T192326Z DTSTART:20130601T090000 DTEND:20130601T090000 SUMMARY:Seminar on the Philosophical Foundations of Quantum Gravity UID:20130912T081524Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Chicago\, United States DESCRIPTION:The investigation of \;quantum \;gravity has been central to theoretical physics for at least two decades\, but philosophy has only engaged with this field in very a fragmentary way. The purpose of this meeting is bring together people with research agendas in \;quantum \;gravity\, to present their work and develop some common understanding of philosophical topics\, questions\, approaches\, and solutions. Because the field is very new\, many of those involved are near or recent PhDs &ndash\; along with established scholars\, they are encouraged to attend\, to share their work or learn.
\nWe invite technically informed presentations on any topics of two types:
\nABD graduate students or recent PhDs are invited to apply to both categories\, those with more seniority to the former. We will consider published or forthcoming papers for presentation.
Deadline for papers and proposals: 1 June 2013 (decisions by 15 July 2013) &ndash\; please prepare them for blind refereeing.
We will provide financial support of two kinds for selected speakers:
We will also provide bursaries for graduate students to attend without speaking\; details will be available later.
\nDirect correspondence to: \;
For further information\, please visit: \;
Organizers:
\nNick Huggett
Christian Wü\;thrich
For further information\, please visit: \;
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130519T192326Z DTSTART:20130601T090000 DTEND:20130601T090000 SUMMARY:Understanding natural philosophy through the useful werkzeuge (tools) of sprachspiele (language games) UID:20130912T081525Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:After the global success of issue one of volume two\; we are proud to \;announce that the call for papers for issue one of volume three is on the \;topic of understanding natural philosophy through the useful werkzeuge \;(tools) of sprachspiele (language games) to help us decipher the rare \;notebooks and hand-written correspondence of thinkers such as Newton or \;Wittgenstein working in English\, German and / or Latin between 1700 and \;1950:
http://avellopublishing.wordpress.com/call-for-papers/
Article submissions are welcome to focus tightly on the crossings out\, \;insertions\, amendments\, errata\, omissions and equation differences in the \;philosophical texts of the contemporaries Leibniz / Newton or the \;contemporaries Heidegger / Wittgenstein. The former will primarily be a \;Latin exercise\, the latter will primarily be a German exercise. Authors \;choosing the latter exercise might wish to collapse the analytic / \;continental divide in contemporary philosophy by refining how both divisions \;clearly emphasise or sprach (signify) sorgfalt (carefulness).
We will be inviting contributions of articles between 5\, 000 &ndash\; 8\, 000 words \;in length. Email your papers to \;avellopublishing@yahoo.co.uk \;for peer \;review. Please adhere to the Harvard Referencing System. The deadline is \;June 1st \;2013.
This conference will address issues surrounding methodology in climate science including the phenomenon of multimode ling ensembles\, double counting and data reanalysis. These phenomena may pose problems for the methodology of climate science modelling. The aim of the conference is to provide the perspective of climate scientists on the philosophical issues with replies from philosophers.
\nPlaces are limited\; though there is no registration fee\, please contact Uzma Malik at \;um0817@my.bristol.ac.uk \;to reserve a place.
\nThe conference will start at 10am and finish at 6pm. Lunch and coffee will be provided. After which we shall go to dinner with the speakers. Please contact Uzma if you would also like to attend.
\nFormat:
\n10-10:15 Introductions
\n10:15 -11:45 Wendy Parker [Keynote] followed by \; \;response and discussion
\n11:45-12:15 Coffee break
\n12:15-13:30 Jenneth Parker followed by response and discussion
\n13:30-14:30 Lunch
\n14:30-15:45 Tamsin Edwards followed by response and discussion
\n15:45-16:15 Coffee break
\n16:15-17:45 Richard Pettigrew followed by response and discussion
\n17:45-18:00 Close
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130519T192326Z DTSTART:20130613T090000 DTEND:20130615T170000 SUMMARY:The Philosophy of Clark Glymour UID:20130912T081527Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Düsseldorf\, Germany DESCRIPTION:Place: Building 23.21\, Floor 0\, Room HS 3F (Keynote Lecture) &\; Building 16.11\, Floor 1\, Sitzungssaal 1 (Symposium)
Organizers: Matthias Unterhuber\, Alexander Gebharter\, and Gerhard Schurz
Presenters \;include:Clark Glymour (CMU\, Pittsburgh)\, Frederick Eberhardt (CMU\, Pittsburgh)\, Alexander Gebharter (Dü\;sseldorf)\, York Hagmayer (Gö\;ttingen)\, Stephan Hartmann (LMU\, Munich)\, Vera Hoffmann-Kolss (Cologne)\, Conor Mayo-Wilson (LMU\, Munich)\, Paul Nä\;ger (Bremen)\, Gerhard Schurz (Dü\;sseldorf)\, Matthias Unterhuber (Dü\;sseldorf) and Sylvia Wenmackers (Groningen).
Keynote Lecture by Clark Glymour \;(Building 23.21\, Floor 0\, Room HS 3F): "Brain Troubles"
The invited talks will take place on \;June 14\, 09:00 - 17:30\, and \;June 15\, 09:00 - 12:30 \;(Building 16.11\, Floor 1\, Sitzungssaal 1)
\;
The workshop is organized as part of the DFG (German Research Foundation) research group FOR 1063 Causality\, Laws and Explanation at the Interface of Science and Metaphysics.
Attendance is open to all. If you plan to attend\, please contact us: \;dclps@phil.hhu.de
Sincerely\, the DCLPS team
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REDUCTION AND EMERGENCE IN THE SCIENCES
LMU Munich
14-16 November 2013
http://www.lmu.de/reductionandemergence/
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Reduction and emergence play a central role in the relations of \;scientific theories and disciplines. For instance\, a reducible theory is in some sense replaceable but also supported by its reducing \;theory. In contrast\, a theory that describes emergent phenomena \;arguably stands alone in both respects. Unfortunately\, the discussion \;about reduction and emergence suffers from two uncertainties at once. \;On the one hand the concepts of reduction and especially emergence are \;not precisely defined\, on the other hand there are few if any \;uncontentious cases of reduction or emergence in the sciences. This \;stalemate can be overcome by a thorough analysis of relations between \;and within scientific theories. These relations can then serve as a \;basis for explications of reduction and emergence that are applicable \;in the sciences. In this vein\, we invite proposals for talks that \;address the inter- or intratheoretic relations of specific theories or \;provide precise notions of such relations for the application in the \;sciences.
We invite submissions of extended abstracts of 1000 words by 15 June 2013. Decisions will be made by 15 July 2013.
INVITED SPEAKERS: Patricia S. Churchland (San Diego)\, Kevin Hoover \;(Duke)\, Margaret Morrison (Toronto)\, Samir Okasha (Bristol)
ORGANIZERS: Stephan Hartmann\, Sebastian Lutz\, Karim Thé\;bault
Pain is ubiquitous. But it continues to be poorly understood.Scientific advances have led to increasingly subtle and complex models of pain\, but not yet consensus. Both in science and in philosophy\, pain continues to generate deep and gripping questions.
\nThe Pain Project has been holding workshops targeting four questions in particular: (1) How doespain relate to perception\, whose role seems informational rather than motivational? (2) How does pain relate to emotional suffering\, which is both implicated in and intriguingly parallels physical suffering?(3) How is pain illuminated by comparisons and contrasts between human and non-human pain? And (4) How is pain illuminated by considerations of atypical pain experiences?
\nThe Pain Conference constitutes the culmination of these workshops and will be organized around research from presenters including:
\nColin Allen (Indiana University\; Philosophy and Cognitive Science)
\nMurat Aydede (University of British Columbia\; Philosophy)
\nDavid Bain (University of Glasgow\; Philosophy)
\nMichael Brady (University of Glasgow\; Philosophy)
\nVictoria Braithwaite (Pennsylvania State University\; Biology)
\nJennifer Corns (University of Glasgow\; Philosophy and Cognitive Science)
\nFrederique de Vignemont (Institut Jean Nicod\, Paris\; Philosophy and Cognitive Science)
\nValerie Hardcastle (University of Cincinnati\; Philosophy and Psychology)
\nRichard Krueger (Columbia University\; Psychiatry)
\nSiri Leknes (University of Oslo\; Neuroscience)
\nJennifer Radden (University of Massachusetts\; Philosophy)
\nAdam Shriver (University of Western Ontario\; Philosophy and Cognitive Science) \;
\nThe conference is part of the larger Pain Project. The Pain Project is an international\, interdisciplinary research project focused on relations amongst pain\, perception\, and emotion\, as well as pain in non-human animals. It is part of an overarching research program\, Pain and the Nature of Mind\, run by the University of Notre Dame and funded by the John Templeton Foundation.
\nMore information about the project and our research team can be found at: http://www.davidbain.org/pain
\nRegistration fee: £\;50(includes tea/coffee and wine reception)
\nTo register or for further inquiries please email Jennifer Corns at:
\n ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130519T192326Z DTSTART:20130621T090000 DTEND:20130622T170000 SUMMARY:Reduction and Emergence in Physics UID:20130912T081530Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Seestraße 13\, Munich\, Germany\, 80802 DESCRIPTION:The aim of the workshop is to bring together physicists and philosophers of physics for a meeting focused on fundamental issues in physics relating to reduction and emergence. Participants will include researchers with expertise in string theory\, statistical physics\, condensed matter physics\, and renormalisation. The workshop will combine consideration of issues in contemporary physics research with discussion of longstanding philosophical questions\, such as the nature of scientific explanations and the relationship between different systems of physical laws.
\nThe workshop will be held in Munich over two days (21-22 June) and will feature talks by researchers with a wide range of expertise. Submission of contributed papers are welcomed from researchers with interests in emergence and reduction in physics. We invite submissions of an abstract of 1000 words by 15th April 2013. Only PDF files are accepted. We anticipate there will be space for between two and four contributed talks. To submit please send the file to Karim.Thebault@lrz.uni-muenchen.de.
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130519T192326Z DTSTART:20130623T090000 DTEND:20130715T170000 SUMMARY:Summer Institute in Philosophy of Cosmology UID:20130912T081531Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:America/Los_Angeles LOCATION:Santa Cruz\, United States DESCRIPTION:Applications to the summer institute should be submitted by March 15. \;
\nApplications should include a short letter describing interests in philosophy of cosmology\, your current research\, and an up-to-date CV. To be considered applications should be sent by email to
\nProfessor Barry Loewer loewer@rci.rutgers.edu
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130519T192326Z DTSTART:20130627T090000 DTEND:20130628T170000 SUMMARY:Kant and the Lawfulness of Nature UID:20130912T081532Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Edinburgh\, United Kingdom DESCRIPTION:Commentators:
\nThe event is part of the activities of the Kant and the Laws of Nature international network\, funded by the Leverhulme Trust.
For details of the program\, please see: \;http://kantandlaws.com/events-new/
The workshop is free and open to everyone but registration is required (as the number of places is limited -- first come\, first served).
To register\, please send an email to Dr James Collin (j.h.collin@sms.ed.ac.uk) \;by no later than 5th June.
DFG Research Group Causation | Laws | Dispositions | Explanation
PROGRAM
Laura Franklin-Hall (New York): &ldquo\;The Possibility of Biology&rdquo\;
Andreas Huettemann (Cologne): &ldquo\;The Stability of Physical Macro Behavior&rdquo\;
Marie I. Kaiser (Geneva): &ldquo\;Parthood in Biology&rdquo\;
Alexander Reutlinger (Cologne): &ldquo\;Explaining Universality&rdquo\;
Markus Schrenk (Cologne): &ldquo\;Mechanisms: Law-abiding after all&rdquo\;
Jessica Wilson (Toronto): &ldquo\;Nonlinearity and Metaphysical Emergence&rdquo\;
FURTHER INFORMATION
http://www.clde.uni-koeln.de/?page_id=1164
REGISTRATION
Please send an email to \;Alexander.Reutlinger@uni-koeln.de \;to express your interest to participate and to acquire further information.
The second HUJI graduate conference in analytic philosophy. Keynote speakers are Jason Stanley from Rutgers and Ruth Weintraub from Tel-Aviv. \;
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130519T192326Z DTSTART:20130630T234500 DTEND:20130630T234500 SUMMARY:29th Boulder Conference on the History and Philosophy of Science\, Topic: Measurement Across the Sciences UID:20130912T081535Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Boulder\, United States DESCRIPTION:Submissions: We invite submissions on any topic related to historical or philosophical aspects of scientific measurement. Some possible topics might include (but are certainly not limited to):
\nGeneral issues in scientific measurement (e.g.\, instrumentation\, calibration\, standardization\, precision\, definitions of &lsquo\;measurement&rsquo\; and &lsquo\;quantity&rsquo\;\, the role of the unit\, measurement technologies\, the role of metaphor\, philosophy of metrology\, measures of confirmation\, causal impact\, probabilities\, etc.)
\nMeasurement in the physical sciences (e.g.\, measurement in quantum mechanics\, measurement in engineering\, measuring the very large\, the very small\, time\, etc.)
\nMeasurement in the biological and health sciences (e.g.\, measuring fitness\, selection\, drift\, gene flow\, relatedness\, ancestry\, life expectancy\, obesity\, health\, disease rates\, disability\, etc.)
\nMeasurement in the social sciences (e.g.\, defining and measuring psychological attributes and disorders\, educational testing\, the role of psychometric models\, reflective vs. formative measurement\, multidimensional measurement\, cost-benefit assessment\, measuring preferences\, utilities\, inflation\, unemployment\, poverty\, etc.)
\nHistory of measurement (e.g.\, changes in the meaning and practice of measurement through time\, interactions between measurement and theory-development\, sociology of quantification)
\nSocial values and measurement (e.g.\, corruption of measurement\, politics of measures of social problems\, values affecting choice of measurement\, misuse of measures of cognitive attributes)
\nFaculty interested in presenting are invited to submit an abstract of roughly 500 words\, while graduate students are invited to submit full papers of roughly 3000-4000 words. Projects should be appropriate for a presentation time of 20-30 minutes. Submissions are due by June 30\, 2013 and should be sent as an email attachment (in .doc\, .docx or .pdf format) to the organizer account (and cc:d to Professor Cleland): RCHPS@Colorado.EDU\; carol.cleland@colorado.edu. Acceptances will be announced by August 15\, 2013.
\nGraduate stipend: Graduate students are encouraged to submit for the program\; those whose papers are accepted will receive a modest stipend of $100 to help offset travel expenses.
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130519T192326Z DTSTART:20130701T100000 DTEND:20130712T170000 SUMMARY:Climate Studies UID:20130912T081536Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/Vienna LOCATION:Vienna\, Austria DESCRIPTION:Since 2001 the University of Vienna and the Institute Vienna Circle have been holding an annual two-week summer program dedicated to major current issues in the natural and social sciences\, their history and philosophy. The title of the program reflects the heritage of the Vienna Circle which promoted interdisciplinary and philosophical investigations based on solid disciplinary knowledge.
\nAs an international interdisciplinary program\, VISU-SWC brings graduate students in close contact with world-renowned scholars. It operates under the academic supervision of an International Program Committee of distinguished philosophers\, historians\, and scientists. The program is directed primarily to graduate students and junior researchers in fields related to the annual topic\, but the organizers also encourage applications from gifted undergraduates and from people in all stages of their career who wish to broaden their horizon through crossdisciplinary studies of methodological and foundational issues in science. The summer course consists of morning sessions\, chaired by distinguished lecturers which focus on readings assigned to students in advance. Afternoon sessions are made up of tutorials by assistant professors for junior students and of smaller groups which offer senior students the opportunity to discuss their own research papers with one of the main lecturers.
\n
Climate Studies Vienna\, \;July 1-12\, 2013
organized by the University of Vienna and the Institute Vienna Circle. \;
\nA two-week high-level summer course on questions related to fundamental problems of climate and climate change\, spanning a wide range of topics in philosophy\, politics and sociology\, and addressing historical and epistemological issues from an international perspective.
Main Lecturers: Jim Fleming \;(Colby College) Roman Frigg \;(London School of Economics) Wendy Parker \;(Ohio University)
\nGuest Lecturer Angela Kallhoff \;(University Vienna)
International Program Committee John Beatty \;(British Columbia)\, \;Maria Carla Galavotti \;(Bologna)\, \;Malachi Hacohen \;(Duke)\, \;Rainer Hegselmann \;(Bayreuth)\, \;Michael Heidelberger \;(Tü\;bingen)\, \;Paolo Mancosu \;(Berkeley)\, \;Elisabeth Nemeth \;(Vienna)\, \;Mikló\;s Ré\;dei \;(London)\, \;Friedrich Stadler \;(Vienna)\, \;Michael Stö\;ltzner \;(South Carolina)\, \;Roger Stuewer \;(Minnesota)\, \;Thomas Uebel \;(Manchester) Karoly Kokai \;(Secretary of the VISU\, Vienna) ivc@univie.ac.at
The main Lecturers Jim Fleming Jim Fleming (B.S. astronomy Penn State\; M.S. atmospheric science Colorado State\; Ph.D. history Princeton) is professor of science\, technology\, and society at Colby College\, Maine. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Meteorological Society\, founder and first president of the International Commission on History of Meteorology\, and series editor of Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Jim&rsquo\;s books include \;Meteorology in America\, 1800-1870(Johns Hopkins\, 1990)\, \;Historical Perspectives on Climate Change \;(Oxford\, 1998)\, \;The Callendar Effect \;(AMS\, 2007)\, and \;Fixing the Sky \;(Columbia\, 2010). His new research involves a history of the emergence of atmospheric science and a biography of the &ldquo\;wild spirit&rdquo\; we now call carbon dioxide. http://www.colby.edu/profile/jfleming
Roman Frigg Roman Frigg is a Reader (Associate Professor) in Philosophy at the London School of Economics\, Director of the Centre for Natural and Social Science (CPNSS)\, and Co-Director of the Centre for the Analysis of Time Series (CATS) at LSE. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of London and MSc's both in theoretical physics and philosophy from the University of Basel\, Switzerland. His main research interests are in general philosophy of science and philosophy of physics. He has published papers on scientific modelling\, quantum mechanics\, the foundations of statistical mechanics\, randomness\, chaos\, complexity theory\, probability\, computer simulations\, and climate modelling. Further information can be found on \;www.romanfrigg.org
Wendy Parker Wendy Parker is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Ohio University. She received her Ph.D. in History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Pittsburgh. Her research focuses on the epistemology and methodology of computer simulation modeling\, especially weather and climate modeling. She is particularly interested in how complex computer simulation models can be evaluated\, how they can provide evidence for hypotheses about real- world target systems\, and how they are used in "assimilating" traditional observational data. She is also interested in the roles of science in public policy. Her papers have appeared in a variety of journals\, including \;Synthese\, \;Philosophy of Science\, and \;Studies in History &\; Philosophy of Modern Physics. http://www.ohio.edu/people/parkerw/
Climate Studies
Climate is both a familiar dimension of human experience and a product of complex physical\, chemical and biological processes. Recent concerns over anthropogenic global warming have sparked renewed attention to climate from a variety of perspectives: natural scientists are attempting to understand the record of past climate changes and the dynamics of the climate system\; social scientists are investigating the human impacts of climate change\, as well as opportunities for mitigation and adaptation\; and scholars in the humanities are exploring historical perspectives on climate\, the epistemology of climate science\, the politics of the global warming debate\, and ethical dimensions of climate change. This course will engage with historical\, philosophical\, political and sociological dimensions of climate and climate change. Historical perspectives will receive particular attention\, as will the epistemology of climate science.
Specific Topics: Climate and climate change: the scientific basis Historical perspectives on climate change: Enlightenment to 1900 Historical perspectives on climate change: The twentieth century Not just average weather: climate as agency and lived experience A molecular biography of CO2 Fixing the sky: the quest to control climate Chaos and climate prediction Is climate change real? Models\, measurement and the construction of global climate datasets Simulation and understanding in the study of weather and climate The costs of climate change: the debate over discounting \; Science for policy: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Debating climate change: consensus\, doubt and proof in science Precaution and policy: ethical dimensions of climate change Uncertainty about future climate change: experts and ownership
Cost of the program: EUR 880\,&ndash\;
\nLodging \;in student dormitories is available at approximately EUR 350\,&ndash\; for the whole duration of the course.
Applicants \;should submit:
\nPlease make sure that all documents arrive in time because we can process only complete applications. Please send the application form\, available on our web site \;http://www.univie.ac.at/ivc/VISU\, in advance.
\nTo participate mastering English on a high level is required.
Application deadline: \;January 31\, 2013 \;(Later applications may be considered if space is still available.) \;A letter of admission together with a detailed syllabus will reach successful applicants \;by mid-February\, 2013 \;. \;
\nThe administration of VISU-SWC at the University of Vienna can assist the candidates admitted in applying for funds and in the accreditation of the course\, but unfortunately\, cannot offer financial assistance. However\, for a few gifted applicants who can demonstrate that\, despite serious documented efforts\, they have not been able to obtain any financial support\, in particular due to economic difficulties in their own country\, a tuition waiver grant\, awarded by the Institute Vienna Circle and the University of Vienna\, will be provided.
\nApplications \;should be sent to Professor Friedrich Stadler\, Institute Vienna Circle University Campus\, Spitalgasse 2&ndash\;4\, Court 1\, Entrance 1.13 A-1090 Vienna\, Austria
\nFor further inquiries\, please send email to \;friedrich.stadler@univie.ac.at \;or consult the IVC's Web site:
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130519T192326Z DTSTART:20130711T100000 DTEND:20130713T170000 SUMMARY:Kurt Gödel\, philosopher: From Logic to Cosmology UID:20130912T081537Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/Paris LOCATION:Aix-en-Provence\, France DESCRIPTION:Université\; Aix-Marseille CEPERC (AMU\, CNRS) IHPST (Paris 1/CNRS/ENS) SND (Paris 4/CNRS)
\nGö\;del&rsquo\;s writings published during his lifetime show his dual interest in scientific questions and in fundamental philosophical questions. The posthumous publication of certain manuscripts and talks enables one better to understand this double interest in science and in philosophy. On the one hand\, Gö\;del developed most of his scientific results in order to solve or clarify certain philosophical questions. On the other hand\, his scientific work in the foundations of mathematics and in cosmology enriched his philosophical thought on\, for example\, the a priori classification of philosophical systems\, and on the relations between the notions of concept and object. Hence\, not only did Gö\;del\, as is well known\, believe that philosophy might become an exact theory\, \; provided that one does for metaphysics what Newton did for physics\; he should moreover be aligned with Descartes\, Leibniz\, and other early modern philosophers who believed that science and philosophy are inseparable.
\nThe conference will explore several features of Gö\;del&rsquo\;s philosophy that emerge from the unpublished manuscripts Max-Phil\, which have been partly transcribed by the research group directed by Gabriella Crocco at CEPERC (Université\; Aix-Marseille). The presentation of the complete transcriptions of Max-Phil IX-XV will be accompanied by an exploration of Gö\;del&rsquo\;s philosophy of logic\, mathematics\, and physics by international specialists and young Gö\;del scholars.
\nThe official language of the Conference is English.
\nThe conference is supported by the Centre d&rsquo\;Episté\;mologie et d&rsquo\;Ergologie Comparative (CEPER UMR 7304) de l&rsquo\;Université\; Aix-Marseille\, by the Institut d&rsquo\;Histoire et de Philosophie des Sciences et des Techniques (IHPST UMR 8590) de l&rsquo\;Université\; Paris1 Panthé\;on Sorbonne\, and the Institute Sciences\, Normes\, Dé\;cision (SND FRE 3593) de l&rsquo\;Université\; Paris 4 Pierre et Marie Curie. Organizers: Gabriella Crocco (CEPERC\, Université\; Aix-Marseille)\, Pierre Kerszberg (IHPST\, Université\; Paris 1 / CNRS)\, Mark Van Atten (SND\, Université\; Paris 4 / CNRS)\, Eric Audureau (CEPERC\, Université\; Aix-Marseille / CNRS)\, Paola Cantù\;\, (CEPERC\, Université\; Aix-Marseille / CNRS)\, Eva-Maria Engelen (CEPERC\, Université\; Aix-Marseille / Universitä\;t Konstanz\, Germany).
\nScientific committee: John Dawson (Pennsylvania State University\, USA)\, Akihiro Kanamori (Boston University\, USA)\, Eberhard Knobloch (Technische Universitä\;t Berlin\, Germany)\, Gö\;ran Sundholm (Universiteit Leiden\, Netherlands)\, Richard Tieszen (California State University\, San José\;\, USA)\, Gabriella Crocco (CEPERC\, Université\; Aix-Marseille)\, Pierre Kerszberg (IHPST\, Université\; Paris 1 /CNRS)\, Mark Van Atten (SND\, Université\; Paris 4 / CNRS)\, Eric Audureau (CEPERC\, Université\; Aix-Marseille / CNRS)\, Paola Cantù\; (CEPERC\, Université\; Aix-Marseille /CNRS)\, Eva-Maria Engelen (CEPERC\, Université\; Aix-Marseille / Universitä\;t Konstanz\, Germany). For further information please contact: goedelphilosopher2013 (at) gmail (dot) com
\nStudents who want to attend the conference may apply for a travel grant amounting to a maximum of 300 Euro per person.
To apply\, send an e-mail to \;
The winners will be notified by e-mail by the \;June 10th. We are looking forward to your applications.
The program is available under:
Each year the Rotman Summer Institute brings graduate students together with exceptional faculty from around the world to focus on a topic of special interest.
\nThis year&rsquo\;s institute is aimed at fostering an understanding of conceptual issues in the foundations of statistical mechanics. \; The goal for students is to come away from the course prepared to engage the philosophical literature on the foundations of statistical mechanics at a professional level.
\nAs there isn&rsquo\;t a consensus as to what the correct approach is to understanding statistical mechanics\, we will be bringing together leading contributors to the philosophical debates to date. Lecture topics will include both introductions to basic issues\, and specialized topics.
\nThe institute will take place between Sunday\, July 14 and Saturday\, July 20\, in a charming setting on the shores of Lake Huron.
\nFaculty for this year&rsquo\;s institute are David Z. Albert (Columbia University)\, Wayne Myrvold (Western University)\, John Norton (University of Pittsburgh)\, Jos Uffink (University of Minnesota)\, David Wallace (University of Oxford).
\nTuition\, including meals and accommodations\, but excluding travel\, is $800.
\nTo apply for the Summer Institute\, students should send the following materials to Carol Suter (csuter4@uwo.ca):
\n&bull\; A cover letter describing current research interests\, explaining the relevance of the Summer Institute to these interests.
\n&bull\; A current CV.
\n&bull\; A letter of reference from the student&rsquo\;s supervisor\, or a faculty member familiar with their research related to the Summer Institute.
\nTuition relief will be available to selected students\; if you wish to be considered for this\, please indicate in cover letter.
\nThe deadline for applications has been extended to April 30\, 2013.
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130519T192326Z DTSTART:20130723T100000 DTEND:20130728T170000 SUMMARY:Summer School: Physics and Philosophy of Time UID:20130912T081539Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Saig / Titisee\, Germany DESCRIPTION:The focus of this summer school will be to appreciate how physics and philosophy interact to contribute to our understanding of the nature of time. Our goal is to bring together scholars from both areas to consider central aspects of time as they arise in various physical theories\, as well as how traditional philosophical questions regarding time may both motivate physical theorizing and find themselves constrained by it. In particular\, we shall consider what statistical physics\, the special and general theories of relativity\, quantum mechanics\, and recent developments in quantum gravity imply for our understanding of (space and) time. The relevant scientific theories consider\, among many other topics\, the physics of motion\, the nature of the continuum\, and the geometry of flat and curved spaces. Although the summer school will also consider more straightforwardly philosophical issues\, the primary focus will be on the foundations of spacetime as the philosophy of physics is concerned with.
Audience: PhD students in the intersection between physics and philosophy\, master students who envisage doing a PhD in the philosophy of physics\, general public being acquainted with the subject at least at master level
Nearest airport: Basel (or Frankfurt or Zurich)\, start 23 July evening\, end 28 July after lunch
Fee: EUR 600 for PhD and master students\, EUR 900 for other participants\, includes accommodation in single room with private bathroom in good hotel (***S)\, full board and tuition
Inscription: please send short letter of motivation and CV by e-mail to \;mariohubert1@googlemail.com \;by 1 April 2013.
For further information\, see \;http://www.unil.ch/philo/page95121.html\, follow \;http://takingupspacetime.wordpress.com\, or contact \;mariohubert1@googlemail.com.
This conference will consider topics across the entire spectrum of foundational and philosophical approaches to physical theory. Whilst there will be a particular focus upon the analysis of specific physical theories (e.g. classical and quantum theories of spacetime\, quantum mechanics\, quantum field theory\, statistical physics)\, we also invite submissions on methodological questions\, experimental practices\, and the study of philosophically interesting episodes from the history of physics. It is hoped that bringing together philosophers of physics\, historians of physics\, and working physicists to discuss topics of mutual interest\, will be of great benefit to practitioners of each discipline. \;
\nWe invite submissions of extended abstracts of 1000 words for contributed talks and proposals for symposia by 1st February 2013. Decisions will be made by 1st March 2013.
\nKEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Markus Aspelmeyer (Vienna)\, Julian Barbour (Oxford)\, Jean Bricmont (Brussels)\, Fay Dowker (London)\, Tim Maudlin (New York)\, John D. Norton (Pittsburgh)\, Rob Spekkens (Perimeter)
\nORGANIZERS: Detlef Dü\;rr\, Mathias Frisch\, Stephan Hartmann\, Christian Joas\, Roland Poellinger\, Karim Thebault \;
\nGRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS: A few travel bursaries for graduate students are available (up to 500 Euro). See website for details.
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130519T192326Z DTSTART:20130805T183000 DTEND:20130809T170000 SUMMARY:2013 - Summer School in Tuebingen on The Philosophical History of Modern Space-Time Theory\, with Robert DiSalle UID:20130912T081541Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/Berlin LOCATION:Doblerstraße\, 33 72074\, Tübingen\, Germany DESCRIPTION:We kindly invite graduate students and junior scientists of philosophy\, physics and mathematics\, to apply for the Forum Scientiarum's International Interdisciplinary Summer School "The philosophical history of modern space-time theory". Candidates from other fields with strong interests in philosophy and/or history of science will be taken into consideration. \;
\nIn five lectures\, Robert DiSalle will present a philosophical perspective on the history of space-time theory\, based on novel historical reconstructions of the key episodes and an original interpretation of the fundamental philosophical issues. In DiSalle's account\, the philosophical problem that motivated the development of space-time theory was not\, primarily\, a question of the metaphysical status of space and time. It was\, instead\, the more fundamental question\, how can any spatial and temporal structures be applied to the physical world? Beginning with Newton\, this general question raised more specific questions about the empirical foundations of space-time theory: how is empirical knowledge of spatial and temporal relations possible? What do the laws of physics presuppose about the nature of space and time? How can the invariant features of physical systems be distinguished from merely relative descriptions?
\nAnswers to these questions required\, not the defense of metaphysical hypotheses\, but the conceptual analysis of the role that the concepts of space and time play in our assumptions about physics\, and the role that assumptions about motion and measurement play in our conceptions of space and time.
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130519T192326Z DTSTART:20130814T100000 DTEND:20130817T170000 SUMMARY:27th EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH CARE: Innovation in Health Care and the Life Sciences UID:20130912T081542Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/Zurich LOCATION:University of Basel\, Basel\, Switzerland DESCRIPTION:This conference will be organised by
\nthe European Society for Philosophy of Medicine and Healthcare
\n(ESPMH) and the Institute for Biomedical Ethics\,
\nUniversity of Basel\, Switzerland.
Anyone wishing to present a paper at the conference should submit an abstract (500 words maximum) before 1 March\, 2013.
For more information: Professor Bert Gordijn\, Secretary of the ESPMH\,
Institute of Ethics\, Dublin City University\, Glasnevin\, Dublin 9 (Ireland).
\nE-mail: bert.gordijn@dcu.ie
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130519T192326Z DTSTART:20130815T000000 DTEND:20130815T000000 SUMMARY:Florida State University Graduate Philosophy Conference on Free Will\, Moral Responsibility\, and Agency UID:20130912T081543Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Dodd Hall\, Dept. of Philosophy\, Florida State University\, Tallahassee\, United States DESCRIPTION:The Philosophy Graduate Student Association (PGSA) of Florida State University is now accepting submissions for their graduate conference on free will\, moral responsibility\, and agency.
\nThe conference will take place at Florida State University on October 11 and 12\, 2013. Keynote speakers will be:
\n\; \; \; \; John Martin Fischer\, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy\, University of California\, Riverside
\n\; \; \; \; Randolph Clarke\, Professor of Philosophy\, Florida State University
\nThose interested in submitting high quality papers related to free will\, moral responsibility\, or the wider notion of agency should email their submissions to fsupgsa@gmail.com. Papers addressing the relationship between scientific developments and free will are also welcome. Papers should fulfill the following criteria:
\n\; \; \; \; Prepared for blind review
\n\; \; \; \; No more than 4\,000 words
\n\; \; \; \; Suitable for 25-minute presentation
\n\; \; \; \; Preceded by an abstract of 150-250 words
\nAlong with the paper\, please also submit a cover page with the following information:
\n\; \; \; \; Presenter&rsquo\;s name
\n\; \; \; \; Institutional affiliation
\n\; \; \; \; Contact information (email address or phone number)
\n\; \; \; \; Title of paper
\n\; \; \; \; Abstract of the paper
\n\; \; \; \; Word count
\nThe deadline for submissions is August 15. We will notify those whose papers have been accepted by September 13.
\nFor questions or further information\, please contact Kyle Fritz (kgf10@fsu.edu)\, Dan Miller (djm09@fsu.edu)\, or Robyn Waller (rar09h@fsu.edu). \;
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130519T192326Z DTSTART:20130831T090000 DTEND:20130831T090000 SUMMARY:Frontiers in Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology UID:20130912T081544Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/London DESCRIPTION:Research Topic in Frontiers in Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology
\nWhat levels of explanation in the behavioural sciences?
\nTopic Editors:
\nGiuseppe Boccignone\, \;Università\; di Milano\, Italy \;
Roberto Cordeschi\, \;Sapienza University of Rome\, Italy\, Italy \;
Deadline for abstract submission: \;31 Aug 2013
\nDeadline for full article submission: \;31 Jan 2014
\nComplex systems are to be seen as typically having multiple levels of organization. For instance\, in the behavioural and cognitive sciences\, there has been a long lasting trend\, promoted by the seminal work of David Marr\, putting focus on three distinct levels of analysis: the computational level\, accounting for the What and Why issues\, the algorithmic and the implementational levels specifying the How problem. \;
However\, the tremendous developments in neuroscience knowledge about processes at different scales of organization together with the complexity of today cognitive theories suggest that there will hardly be only three levels of explanation. Instead\, there will be many different degrees of commitments corresponding to the different granularities&mdash\;from high-level (behavioural) models to low-level (neural and molecular) models of the cognitive research program. For instance\, Bayesian approaches\, that are usually advocated for formalizing Marr's computational level and rational behaviour\, have even been adopted to model synaptic plasticity and axon guidance by molecular gradients. As a result\, we can consider the behavioural scientist as dealing with models at a multiplicity of levels. \;
The purpose of this Research Topic in Frontiers in Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology is to promote an approach to the role of the levels and explanation and models which is of interest for cognitive scientists\, neuroscientists\, psychologists\, behavioural scientists\, and philosophers of science. \;
We solicit original empirical work\, review and opinion papers\, and methodological and epistemological papers that can provide both state-of-the-art views and advancement proposals for our understanding of the proposed topic. The following are potential issues: How can the autonomy of explanatory levels be properly understood in behavioural explanation? Is reductionism a satisfactory strategy? If so\, how can it be justified? How can high-level and low-level models be constrained in order to be actually explanatory of both behavioural and neurological or molecular evidence? What is the kind of relationship between those models? What is the actual contribution to explanation provided by Bayesian modelling?
The investigation of quantum gravity has been central to theoretical physics for at least two decades\, but philosophy has only engaged with this field in very a fragmentary way. The purpose of this meeting is bring together people with research agendas in quantum gravity\, to present their work and develop some common understanding of philosophical topics\, questions\, approaches\, and solutions. Because the field is very new\, many of those involved are near or recent PhDs &ndash\; along with established scholars\, they are encouraged to attend\, to share their work or learn.
We are currently negotiating funding\, which we anticipate will allow us to cover costs for presenters with no access to institutional funds\, to cover partial costs for other presenters\, and provide bursaries to help graduate students travel to the meeting. Details will be made available later.
Direct correspondence to: \;beyondspacetimeseminar@gmail.com.
Organizers:
Nick Huggett
Christian Wü\;thrich
For further information\, please visit: \;
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130519T192326Z DTSTART:20131011T150000 DTEND:20131012T170000 SUMMARY:Florida State University Graduate Philosophy Conference on Free Will\, Moral Responsibility\, and Agency UID:20130912T081546Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Dodd Hall\, Dept. of Philosophy\, Florida State University\, Tallahassee\, United States ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130519T192326Z DTSTART:20131027T050000 DTEND:20131030T170000 SUMMARY:Innovation\, Responsibility\, and Sustainable Development UID:20130912T081547Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:America/New_York LOCATION:Boston\, United States DESCRIPTION:S.NET \;is an \;international association that promotes intellectual exchange and critical inquiry on developments in a broad range of new and emerging fields\, including\, but not limited to\, nanoscale science and engineering\, biotechnology\, synthetic biology\, cognitive science and geo-engineering. Annual meetings alternate between the U.S. and Europe\, with the 2012 meeting held at the University of Twente in Enschede\, the Netherlands. \; \;
\nVenue accessibility: Dockser Hall\, home to the Northeastern University School of Law\, is fully accessible \;to persons with mobility impairments. The Northeastern campus itself is readily accessible by public transportation.
Hotel: We have arranged for a block of rooms at the \;Boston Park Plaza\, a short subway ride from the Northeastern campus. Room rates will be $165 + 14% tax per night for single and double rooms\, $185 + 14% tax for triples. Rooms will be available at this rate from Saturday\, October 26 through Thursday\, October 31. Reservations can be made by calling the Park Plaza directly\, toll-free at 1-800-225-2008\, or locally at 1-617-426-2000. Be sure to mention &ldquo\;S.NET \;Boston&rdquo\; in making your reservations. \;
\nRegistration: Registration fees through August 1 are fixed at $175 USD\; the special rate student fee is $125 USD. Payment is by credit card at: \;https://commerce.cashnet.com/SFNSRG \; All conference related information will be posted on the website of the \;Nanotechnology and Society Research Group. \;Please direct any \;S.NET \;related emails to \;S.NETBoston@gmail.com.
ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130519T192326Z DTSTART:20131101T090000 DTEND:20131104T170000 SUMMARY:29th Boulder Conference on the History and Philosophy of Science\, Topic: Measurement Across the Sciences UID:20130912T081548Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:America/Denver LOCATION:Boulder\, United States DESCRIPTION:Description:Measurement plays a central role in scientific inquiry. But as science has changed over time\, and new scientific disciplines have sprung up\, the nature of scientific measurement has become complicated. To what extent do different scientific disciplines have a common understanding of measurement as a tool of inquiry? On the other hand\, to what extent has the meaning and purpose of measurement become idiosyncratic to each discipline? And is it necessary for us to have common standards of measurement across disciplines? It is crucial for historians\, philosophers\, and scientists alike to reflect upon the role that measurement has played\, and continues to play\, across the sciences.
\n\nThe Committee on the History and Philosophy of Science at University of Colorado at Boulder is co-sponsored by the University of Colorado College of Arts and Sciences\, the Center for the Humanities and the Arts\, the Museum of Natural History\, and by the following University of Colorado Departments: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology\; Geological Sciences\; History\; Mathematics\; Molecular\, Cellular\, and Developmental Biology\; Philosophy\; and Physics.
\n\n\n\n ORGANIZER: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130519T192326Z DTSTART:20131104T090000 DTEND:20131104T170000 SUMMARY:Atomism and Imagery (Until the nineteenth century) UID:20130912T081549Z-iCalPlugin-Grails TZID:Europe/Lisbon LOCATION:Lisbon\, Portugal DESCRIPTION:Presences confirmed of the researchers \;Christoph Lü\;thy \;(Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen - Holland) and \;Antonio Clericuzio (Università\; di Cassino - Italy)\, specialists in theories of matter / atomistic iconography.\nReduction and emergence play a central role in the relations of scientific theories and disciplines. For instance\, a reducible theory is in some sense replaceable but also supported by its reducing theory. In contrast\, a theory that describes emergent phenomena arguably stands alone in both respects. Unfortunately\, the discussion about reduction and emergence suffers from two uncertainties at once. On the one hand the concepts of reduction and especially emergence are not precisely defined\, on the other hand there are few if any uncontentious cases of reduction or emergence in the sciences. This stalemate can be overcome by a thorough analysis of relations between and within scientific theories. These relations can then serve as a basis for explications of reduction and emergence that are applicable in the sciences.
\nThis conference will bring together philosophers of science and scientists of different disciplines with the aim of addressing the inter- and intratheoretic relations of specific theories and providing precise notions of such relations for the application in the sciences.
\nProgram Committee:
\nMichael Baumgartner (Osnabrü\;ck)
Gordon Belot (Michigan)
Mark Colyvan (Sydney)
Isabelle Drouet (Paris-Sorbonne)
Laura Franklin-Hall (NYU)
Paul Hoyningen-Huene (Hannover)
Paul Humphreys (Virginia)
Eleanor Knox (King&rsquo\;s College London)
Meinard Kuhlmann (Bremen)
Martin Kusch (Vienna)
Alan C. Love (Minnesota)
Peter Machamer (Pittsburgh)
Albert Newen (Bochum)
John D. Norton (Pittsburgh)
Alexander Reutlinger (Kö\;ln)
Alexander Rosenberg (Duke)
Achim Stephan (Osnabrü\;ck)
Paul Teller (UC Davis)
Jos Uffink (Minnesota)
Raphael van Riel (Bochum)
Joel D. Velasco (Caltec)
Jack Vromen (Rotterdam)
C. Kenneth Waters (Minnesota)
Marcel Weber (Geneva)