News for October 2010
3rd Conference of the European Philosophy of Science Association
- Athens, Greece, 5-8 October 2011
- http://epsa11.phs.uoa.gr
- Submission deadline: 28 February 2011
The Third Conference of the European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) will take place at the University of Athens, Greece, 5-8 October 2011. We invite contributed papers and proposals for symposia.
The conference has eight sections:
- General philosophy of science
- Philosophy of the physical sciences
- Philosophy of the life sciences
- Philosophy of the cognitive sciences
- Philosophy of the social sciences
- Philosophy of technology and applied research
- Formal philosophy of science
- Historical, social and cultural studies in philosophy of science
Contributed Papers
Please submit an extended abstract of 1000-1500 words. Abstracts should start with the number and title of the relevant section, followed by the title of the paper, the author's name, address, and email address. For example:
Contributed paper
Section 8. Historical, Social and Cultural Studies in Philosophy of Science
CARNAP’S AUFBAU IN CONTEXT
Otto Neurath
St Moritz University
1928 Positivismusstrasse, Coherence, Neverland.
o.neurath@st-moritz.edu
The allocated time for delivering contributed papers at the conference will be 30 minutes, including discussion.
Symposium Proposals
Please submit a full proposal. This includes a general description of the topic of the proposed symposium and its significance (up to 1500 words), a 500-word abstract of each paper, and short CVs of all participants (up to 500 words each). Proposals should start with the number and title of the relevant section, followed by the title of the symposium, the organizer's name, address and email address, and the names and addresses of all other speakers. Accepted symposia will be allocated 120 minutes. They can have any format but the maximum number of speakers is 5.
All submissions have to be made electronically through the easychair system at http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=epsa11.
Important Dates
- 28 February 2011: Submission deadline (contributed papers and symposia)
- 15 May 2011: Notification of acceptance
- 30 June 2011: Early registration deadline
- 5-8 October 2011: Conference
Lakatos MSc Scholarship
The Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at the LSE is delighted to announce that the Lakatos Scholarship for a student in the MSc in Philosophy of Science will, in 2010/1, be worth: £10,000.
The winner should have achieved - or be predicted to achieve - an outstanding undergraduate degree in either science or philosophy. All applicantions that have been received by the Department by February 15 will be automatically considered, so you only need to apply to the programme early to simultaneously also apply for the Scholarship. For more information about our MScs please visit: http://www2.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/study/PostgraduateProgrammes.aspx
If you have further questions about the degree having read that website, you can contact the course coordinator Dr Miklos Redei at m.redei@lse.ac.uk and the course administrator Tom Chivers at t.r.chivers@lse.ac.uk.
To apply to the programme, please do so via: http://www2.lse.ac.uk/study/graduate/home.aspx.
CFP: Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice Third Biennial Conference
Call for Papers
Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice (SPSP)
Third Biennial Conference
22-24 June 2011
University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
For registration and further information on the conference, please visit our
website.
For general information on SPSP, please see http://www.gw.utwente.nl/spsp/.
Deadline for submission: 1 December 2010
Email paper proposals by attachment (word document preferred) to
info.spsp@gw.utwente.nl
Notification of acceptance: 1 February 2011
The Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice (SPSP) aims to create an interdisciplinary community of scholars who approach the philosophy of science with a focus on scientific practice and the practical uses of scientific knowledge. For further details on our objectives, see our mission statement on our website (URL above).
The SPSP biennial conferences provide a broad forum for scholars committed to making detailed and systematic studies of scientific practices — neither dismissing concerns about truth and rationality, nor ignoring contextual and pragmatic factors. The conferences aim at cutting through traditional disciplinary barriers and developing novel approaches. We welcome contributions from not only philosophers of science, but also philosophers working in epistemology and ethics, as well as the philosophy of engineering, medicine, agriculture, and other practical fields. Additionally, we welcome contributions from historians and sociologists of science, pure and applied scientists, and any others with an interest in philosophical questions regarding scientific practice.
In addition to keynote lectures by invited speakers, who will include Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent (Université Paris-X Nanterre), Philip Kitcher (Columbia University), and Sandra Mitchell (University of Pittsburgh), the conference will feature parallel sessions with contributed papers. For the 2011 conference, we encourage submissions on any topic related to the organization’s objectives. For examples of previous topics, please consult our webpage for programs from our past two conferences.
We welcome both individual papers, and also strongly encourage proposals for whole, thematic sessions with coordinated papers, particularly those which include multiple disciplinary perspectives and/or input from scientific practitioners. You may wish to involve other members of SPSP (a listing is available on our website) or post a notice to the SPSP listserv describing your area of interest and seeking other possible participants for a session proposal.
- Individual paper proposals: must include a title and an abstract of 500 words, and full contact information for the speaker(s).
- Session proposals: must include an overall title for the session, a title and 500-word abstract for each paper (or an equivalent amount of depth and detail, if the format of the proposed session is a less traditional one), and full contact information for each contributor. Session proposals should be submitted as a group by the organizer of the session.
Multiple submissions of any form by the same person will not be allowed. Please direct all queries to info.spsp@gw.utwente.nl. To receive updates about this conference, please become a member of the SPSP mailing list at http://www.gw.utwente.nl/spsp/membership/Membership%20Mailinglist.doc/ and also check the SPSP website at http://www.gw.utwente.nl/spsp/events/Third_Biennial_SPSP_Conference/.
Cushing Memorial Prize: Call for Nominations
The family, students, friends, and colleagues of Jim Cushing are pleased once again to solicit nominations for the James T. Cushing Prize in the History and Philosophy of Physics.
In recognition of Jim's well-known role as a nurturer of new talent in the profession, this annual prize is intended to recognize and reward the work of younger scholars. The next winner will receive $1,000 and an invitation to deliver a paper in the University of Notre Dame's History and Philosophy of Science Colloquium series during the 2011-2012 academic year.
Work is eligible by nomination only. Eligible are all papers in the history and philosophy of physics published by a younger scholar within the three years prior to the current call for nominations (i.e., published no earlier than October 2007). Without defining "younger scholar," our intention is to favor work produced by scholars who are no more than five years or so beyond completion of the Ph.D. or, in a comparable way, new to the fields of the history and philosophy of physics.
Nominated work will be evaluated by a committee drawn from the members of the Advisory Committee. A nomination should consist of a brief description of the significance of the nominated work and such information about the author as the nominator might think helpful to the evaluation committee (e.g., an abbreviated c.v.). The deadline for receipt of nominations is 15 March 2011. The winner will be announced in May 2011.
Nominations will be accepted by mail, fax, and email.
By mail:
- Cushing Memorial Prize Nominations
- History and Philosophy of Science Graduate Program
- 346 O'Shaughnessy
- University of Notre Dame
- Notre Dame, IN 46556
By fax: 574-631-7418 ("Cushing Memorial Prize Nomination" on cover sheet)
By email: Cushing.Prize.1@nd.edu
Please be sure to include the following information:
- The name, institutional affiliation, phone number, fax number (if available), mailing address, and email address for both the nominator and the nominee.
- A full reference to the published work (i.e., journal name, volume, page numbers, URL if available, etc.).
For more information:
- Phone: Darrin Snyder Belousek at 419-221-1856 or Don Howard at 574-631-7547.
- Email: Cushing.Prize.1@nd.edu
- Website: http://www.nd.edu/~cushpriz/
PSA Governing Board and Presidency Election 2010 -- Call for Nominations
On December 31, 2010, four of the eight members of the current PSA Governing Board—Heather Douglas, Sandy Mitchell, John Norton, and P. Kyle Stanford—will end their second terms, and PSA President-Elect James Woodward will succeed Nancy Cartwright as PSA President. In its 2010 Election the PSA will elect four members of its Governing Board, each of whom will serve a four-year term beginning January 1, 2011, and a President-Elect, who will serve a two-year term as PSA President beginning January 1, 2013.
Per the By-Laws of the Philosophy of Science Association (Art. IV, §§6-7) nominations to run for the Governing Board and the Presidency of the PSA may be made by any fifteen full members of the PSA. Accordingly the PSA Nominating Committee (Margaret Morrison (chair), C. Kenneth Waters, and Alison Wylie) solicits nominations from the PSA membership for both the Governing Board and the Presidency of the PSA. Nominations should be submitted by e-mail to Margaret Morrison (mmorris at chass.utoronto.ca). Nominations for either office from any fifteen Full members of the PSA will appear on the ballot of the 2010 PSA Election provided they are received by October 15, 2010.
PSA members are reminded that only Full or retired Full (as opposed to Student or Associate) members of the PSA are eligible to run for PSA office, nominate candidates for PSA office, and vote in PSA elections. Full members of the PSA are PSA members with "a doctoral degree or its equivalent in any philosophical or scientific field, in the broadest sense of those terms; a professional position (assistant professorship or above, or the equivalent) in any of these fields; [or] a professional research position in any of these fields" (PSA By-Laws, Art. II, §2). In addition, PSA members are reminded that past Presidents of the PSA may not serve a second term as PSA President and that Governing Board members may not serve two consecutive terms.
Original Call for Nominations (pdf)
Original Call for Nominations (docx)
2nd Annual Rotman Institute Lectures in Philosophy and Science
Join us for the 2nd Annual Rotman Institute Lectures in Philosophy and Science
Science in a Democratic Society
Two lectures by Philip Kitcher (Columbia University) live-streamed online from the University of Western Ontario (UWO)
Authority, Responsibility, and Democracy
October 21, 2010
5pm Official Opening of the Rotman Institute
5:30 - 7 pm Lecture
UWO, Conron Hall, 224 University College or online at
http://www.rotman.uwo.ca.
Alienation and its Dangers
October 22, 2010
3:30-5 pm
UWO, 117 North Campus Building or online at
http://www.rotman.uwo.ca.
Rob Read
Administrative Assistant
Rotman Institute of Science and Values
Department of Philosophy
Stevenson Hall Building 2150E
The University of Western Ontario
London Ontario N6A 5B8
Tel: 519-661-2111 ext. 85740
http://www.rotman.uwo.ca
