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SUMMARY:New Thinking about Scientific Realism
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LOCATION:Cape Town\, South Africa
DESCRIPTION:<p>The aim of the conference is to reconsider and re-evaluate the&nbsp\;<em>status quo</em>&nbsp\;of debates about scientific realism and to investigate\, articulate and open up the possibilities for realising promises of new directions of thought about scientific realism.</p>\n<p><strong>Format of the conference:</strong></p>\n<p>We are planning&nbsp\;a keynote address (Anjan Chakravartty)\; 6 contributed sessions with 8 invited speakers in total and around 10 contributed papers in each different session\; and a &lsquo\;science talk/debate&rsquo\; (delivered by leading international scientists) which will take the form of a panel discussion between the scientists and some of the invited speakers.</p>\n<p>In addition we plan a conference dinner and a wine tasting event.</p>\n<p><strong>Contributed Sessions:</strong></p>\n<p>Session 1: General Scientific Realism - Invited Speaker: Michael Devitt (City University of New York)</p>\n<p>Session 2: Truth\, Progress\, Success and Scientific Realism - Invited Speaker: Ilkka Niiniluoto (University of Helsinki)</p>\n<p>Session 3: Selective Realisms - Invited Speakers: Steven French (University of Leeds) &amp\; Michela Massimi (University of Edinburgh)</p>\n<p>Session 4: The Semantic View and Scientific Realism &ndash\; Invited Speaker: Roman Frigg (London School of Economics)</p>\n<p>Session 5: Scientific Realism and the Social Sciences - Invited Speaker: Uskali M&auml\;ki (University of Helsinki)</p>\n<p>Session 6: Anti-Realism - Invited Speakers: Kyle Stanford (University of California\, Irvine) &amp\; Mauricio Su&aacute\;rez &ndash\; Universidad Complutense de Madrid)</p>\n<p><strong>Venue:</strong></p>\n<p>The venue for the conference is the Villa Via Hotel in Gordon&rsquo\;s Bay in the Western Cape (about 45 minutes from Cape Town):&nbsp\;<u>http://www.villa-via.com/&nbsp\;</u>.</p>\n<p>Participants can book accommodation in the hotel\, or in one of the guest houses close to the hotel in Gordon&rsquo\;s Bay. More detail with regards to accommodation is available on the conference website.</p>\n\n<p>First Round Bookings:<strong> &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </strong>15 March 2014 to 15 June 2014</p>\n\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; R6\,860.00 - Conference Package: This includes registration\, 5 nights single accommodation in Villa Via Hotel &nbsp\;including dinner\, bed\, and breakfast plus 2 soft drinks (1 per meal)\, the conference dinner\, and transfer to and from the airport (provided there are two or more passengers).</p>\n\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; R5\,260.00 - Conference Package: This includes registration\, 5 nights sharing accommodation in Villa Via Hotel including dinner\, bed\, and breakfast plus 2 soft drinks (1 per meal)\, the conference dinner\, and transfer to and from the airport (provided there are two or more passengers).</p>\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n\n<p>Second Round Bookings:16 June 2014 &ndash\; 31 July 2014</p>\n\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; R7\,000.00 - Conference Package: This includes registration\, 5 nights single accommodation in Villa Via Hotel including dinner\, bed\, and breakfast plus 2 soft drinks (1 per meal)\, the conference dinner\, transfer to and from the airport (provided there are two or more passengers).</p>\n\n<p>&middot\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; R5\,400.00 - Conference Package: This includes registration\, 5 nights sharing accommodation in Villa Via Hotel including dinner\, bed\, and breakfast plus 2 soft drinks (1 per meal)\, the conference dinner\, transfer to and from the airport (provided there are two or more passengers).</p>\n\n\n\n<p>NOTE that participants finding alternative accommodation (thus not in the Villa Via Hotel) must pay a conference fee:</p>\n\n<p>Registration before 15 June 2014: &nbsp\;&nbsp\; 1500 ZAR (approximately 101 EUR\, 140 USD\, 85 GBP according to current exchange rates)</p>\n\n<p>Registration between 16 June and 31 July: &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; 1700 ZAR.</p>\n\n\n<p>Information on possible financial aid to postgraduates and other delegates will be given on the website as soon as possible. </p>\n<p><strong>Conference Fee:</strong>&nbsp\;1500 ZAR (approximately 125 EUR\, 164 USD\, 107 GBP according to current exchange rates).</p>\n<p><strong>Publication of Conference Proceedings</strong><strong></strong></p>\n<p>We are planning an exciting publication based on conference papers. There will be more detail on this on the website when our plans have been confirmed. </p>\n<p>We look forward to hosting the conference. Please feel free to contact us for any clarification at&nbsp\;<u>new.scientific.realism@gmail.com</u>&nbsp\;.</p>\n<p><strong>Organising Committee:</strong></p>\n<p>Chair: Emma Ruttkamp-Bloem (University of Pretoria)</p>\n<p>Alex Broadbent (University of Johannesburg)</p>\n<p>HPP (Hennie) L&ouml\;tter (University of Johannesburg)</p>\n<p><strong>Conference Website: <br></strong></p>
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