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REDUCTION AND EMERGENCE IN THE SCIENCES
LMU Munich
14-16 November 2013
http://www.lmu.de/reductionandemergence/
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Reduction and emergence play a central role in the relations of \;scientific theories and disciplines. For instance\, a reducible theory is in some sense replaceable but also supported by its reducing \;theory. In contrast\, a theory that describes emergent phenomena \;arguably stands alone in both respects. Unfortunately\, the discussion \;about reduction and emergence suffers from two uncertainties at once. \;On the one hand the concepts of reduction and especially emergence are \;not precisely defined\, on the other hand there are few if any \;uncontentious cases of reduction or emergence in the sciences. This \;stalemate can be overcome by a thorough analysis of relations between \;and within scientific theories. These relations can then serve as a \;basis for explications of reduction and emergence that are applicable \;in the sciences. In this vein\, we invite proposals for talks that \;address the inter- or intratheoretic relations of specific theories or \;provide precise notions of such relations for the application in the \;sciences.
We invite submissions of extended abstracts of 1000 words by 15 June 2013. Decisions will be made by 15 July 2013.
INVITED SPEAKERS: Patricia S. Churchland (San Diego)\, Kevin Hoover \;(Duke)\, Margaret Morrison (Toronto)\, Samir Okasha (Bristol)
ORGANIZERS: Stephan Hartmann\, Sebastian Lutz\, Karim Thé\;bault