BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Grails iCalendar plugin//NONSGML Grails iCalendar plugin//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260501T043454Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221111T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221112T170000 SUMMARY:Royal Institute of Philosophy Graduate Conference: Wittgenstein and the Idea of a Social Science UID:20260503T101735Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:St John's College\, 3 South Bailey\, Durham\, United Kingdom\, DH1 3RJ DESCRIPTION:

On 11-12 November 2022\, Durham University will host a conference co-sponsored by the Royal Institute of Philosophy and the Aristotelian Society\, on &lsquo\;Wittgenstein and the Idea of a Social Science&rsquo\;. \;

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This conference will explore Wittgensteinian perspectives on the philosophy of social science\, in order to promote further dialogue between philosophy and the social sciences\, and to build on the legacy of Peter Winch and his book The Idea of a Social Science. \;

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This is an in-person event\, but with an option for online attendance via Zoom.

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Day 1 \;(11 November)

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13.30 &ndash\; 13.50 \;
Registration\; Coffee &\; Tea \;

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13.50 &ndash\; 14.00 \;
Conference Welcome \;

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14.00 &ndash\; 14.45 \;
David Chandler (UCL) \;
Meaningfulness in Social Conventions \; \;

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14.45 &ndash\; 15.30 \;
Martin Magnus Petiz (Sã\;o Paulo) \;
Peter Winch&rsquo\;s Idea of a Social Science and its Relation to the Concept of Law

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15.30 &ndash\; 15.45 \;
Coffee &\; Tea \;

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15.45 &ndash\; 17.00 \;
Keynote Lecture: Rachael Wiseman (Liverpool)
Degrees of Understanding: Winch and Midgley on rules\, reasons\, and the limits of sense \; \;

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Day 2 (12 November)

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9.30 &ndash\; 10.00
Coffee &\; Tea

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10.00 &ndash\; 10.45 \;
Lawrence Espino (UP Diliman) \;
Three Different Research Paradigms in Social Research: Why We Ought to Be Critical Realists

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10.45 &ndash\; 11.30 \;
Stephen Welch (Durham) \;
&lsquo\;Look and See&rsquo\;: Wittgensteinian Implications for Interpretivism\, Social Constructionism and Positivism in the Social Sciences

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11.30 &ndash\; 11.45 \;
Coffee &\; Tea \;

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11.45 &ndash\; 13.00 \;
Keynote Lecture: Nigel Pleasants (Exeter)
The Idea of 'Wittgenstein and the Idea of a Social Science' \; \;

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13.00 &ndash\; 14.00 \;
Conference Sandwich Lunch \;

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14.00 &ndash\; 14.45 \;
Michel Le Du (Aix-Marseille) \;
Are Beliefs Social Realities? \; \;

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14.45 &ndash\; 15.30 \;
Amadeusz Just (Warsaw) \;
Anything but Rules? Rahel Jaeggi and the Concept of Social Practice

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15.30 &ndash\; 15.45 \;
Coffee &\; Tea \;

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15.45 &ndash\; 17.00 \;
Keynote Lecture: Arif Ahmed (Cambridge)
Social Dimensions of Meaning \;

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17.00 &ndash\; 17.10 \;
Conference Roundup \; \;

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18.30 &ndash\; 20.30 \;
Conference Dinner (Bowes Dining Room) \; \;

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