The Society for the Metaphysics of Science (SMS) will be holding its fifth annual conference on \;November 7-9\, \;2019 \;at the University of Toronto.
\nOur keynote speaker will be \;Katherine Brading \;(Duke University). \;
\nIn addition\, \;Max Kistler \;(Paris 1 Panthé\;on-Sorbonne) will deliver a presidential address. \;
\nAll other sessions will comprise submitted papers.
\nAs well as various presentations\, the conference will also feature an organizational meeting of the Society which will elect officers\, continue to make various policies\, plan future conferences\, etc. Both those interested in presenting papers and/or participating in the Society are invited to the conference.
\nAt the conference\, presentations will be \;30 minutes\, with a 10 minute commentary\, 5 minute reply\, and 15 minute Q&\;A. \;Submissions should be on a topic in the metaphysics of science broadly construed\, of no more than \;4\,500 words\, \;and should include an abstract of \;~150 words \;and a word count. \;All papers must employ gender-neutral language and be prepared for blind review. \;
\nAt most one contributed paper on which you are the presenting author can be submitted. No one will be permitted to present more than once at SMS 2019. A scholar may appear as co-author on more than one paper or symposium talk\, but may present at SMS 2019 only once.
\nSubmissions must be made using the EasyChair online submission system at \;https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sms5. \;
\nThe submission deadline is \;1 June 2019. \;Notifications of acceptance will be delivered by \;1 August 2019. \;Selected speakers should confirm their participation before \;5 September 2019.
\nThe Society would like to thank Victoria College and the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto for support.
\n\n\nEarly registration fees \;(before \;10 October 2019):
\nFaculty: \;$75
\nPost-doc: \;$50
\nStudents and Emeritus faculty: \;$10
\n\n\nLate registration fees \;(after \;10 October 2019):
\nFaculty: \;$125
\nPost-doc: \;$75
\nStudents and Emeritus faculty: \;$15
\n\n\nProgram Committee:
\nGiuliano Torrengo \;(Milan)\, Chair
\nElena Casetta \;(Torino)
\nNatalja Deng \;(Seoul)
\nLucas Dunlap \;(Cincinnati)
\nElselijn Kingma \;(Southampton)
\nFrancesco Guala \;(Milan)
\nMarco Nathan \;(Denver)
\nJonathan Schaffer \;(Rutgers)
\nAlex Skiles \;(MIT)
\nTzuchien Tho \;(Bristol)
\nNeil E. Williams \;(Buffalo)
\n\nLocal Arrangements Co-chairs:
\nJessica Wilson \;(Toronto)
\nMichael Miller \;(Toronto)
\nAssistant to the co-chairs: \;Marissa Bennett \;(Toronto)
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