Description of the conference \;Mathematics and formal reasoning are \;fundamental building blocks of knowledge\, essential for science\, \;technology\, policy-making and risk-management. Mathematical practice is a \;rich phenomenon of human activity\, with subtle differences between various \;cultures: here\, the word culture can refer to national cultures\, but also \;cultural differences in different historical periods\, in different strata \;of a given society\, in different social settings.
And yet\, the public perception of mathematics is of an apersonal subject \;with little or no human interaction\, based on a false picture of a science \;of pure thought and deduction\, with almost no interaction or visible \;activity.
In a move away from these traditionalist positions\, philosophers and \;social scientists have recently become more interested in studying \;mathematical and logical practice\, or\, to be precise\, different \;mathematical and logical practices. Our conference will focus on this \;plurality of viewpoints\, studying the various cultures of mathematics and \;logic\, and involve several disciplines such as philosophy\, sociology\, \;psychology\, cognitive science\, history of mathematics\, mathematics \;education\, and linguistics.
Programme committee \;Mihir Chakraborty\, Jadavpur University\, India\; \;Shuchun Guo\, Chinese Academy of Science\, China\; Joachim Kurtz\, \;Ruprecht-Karls-Universitä\;t Heidelberg\, Germany\; Brendan Larvor\, University \;of Hartfordshire\, United Kingdom\; Benedikt Lö\;we\, Universiteit van \;Amsterdam\, The Netherlands\; Martina Merz\, Universitä\;t Luzern\, Switzerland\; \;Dirk Schlimm\, McGill University\, Canada\; Ju Shier\, Sun Yat-sen University\, \;China
Local information \;Guangzhou\, known historically as Canton\, is located in \;southern China on the Pearl River\, about 120 km north-northwest of Hong \;Kong. With over 12 million inhabitants\, it is the third largest city in \;China (after Shanghai and Beijing) and the largest city of southern China. \;In the month of November\, expected temperatures are between 15 and 24 \;degrees. Baiyun International Airport is a major transportation hub with \;many national and international airlines (for instance\, Air France\, China \;Southern Airlines\, Emirates\, Lufthansa\, etc.). In addition\, Guangzhou is \;easy to reach from Hong Kong with its international airport.