Since 1970\, no major international conference has been dedicated to \;the problem of the semantics of theories\, even though the problem is \;of central and fundamental importance in all branches and topics of \;philosophy of science. The time\, therefore\, is ripe for such a major \;conference\, bringing together leading proponents and critics of all \;major schools of thought on the problem. Such a gathering will spur \;new\, innovative approaches to the problem\, as well as connecting and \;invigorating work on existing approaches. It will also provide young \;researchers with a comprehensive introduction to the state of the art \;of this central field of research\, and established researchers with a \;comprehensive overview.
\nThe conference aims to explore the issues and problems attending the \;attempts to understand the semantics of scientific theories. Specific \;questions we want the conference to address include (but are not \;limited to):
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INVITED SPEAKERS:
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REGISTRATION:
Please send registration requests by 1 June 2016 to the co-organizer Sebastian Lutz (sebastian.lutz@lrz.uni-muenchen.de). The email should have the subject: "register" and contain your name and affiliation as you would like it to appear on your conference name-tag. Also please indicate whether you plan to attend the conference dinner (24 June\, 2016). The fees for the conference and dinner are as follows.
Senior researchers with permanent positions (associate and full
professors\, etc.): conference fee and dinner EUR 50 (combined)
Junior researchers (assistant professors\, post-docs\, etc.): conference
fee and dinner EUR 30 (combined)
Students (masters\, doctoral\, etc.): conference fee and dinner EUR 15
(combined)
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PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
Holger Andreas (British Columbia/MCMP)\, Seamus Bradley (MCMP/LMU Munich)\, Adam Caulton (Cambridge\, MCMP/LMU Munich)\, Hans Halvorson (Princeton)\, Johannes Korbmacher (MCMP/LMU Munich)\, Elaine Landry (UC Davis)\, Kristina Liefke (MCMP/LMU Munich)\, Margaret Morrisson (Toronto)\, Reinhard Muskens (Tilburg)\, Francesca Pero (Madrid)\, Christopher Pincock (Ohio State)\, Laura Ruetsche (Michigan)\, Emma Ruttkamp-Bloem (Pretoria)\, Gerhard Schurz (Dü\;sseldorf)\, Mauricio Suá\;rez (Madrid)
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Please direct any inquiry to the co-organizers: Erik Curiel (erik.curiel@lmu.de) and Sebastian Lutz
(sebastian.lutz@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)