Kant, Kuhn, and the Rationality of Science
Statement of purpose:This conference is designed to give graduate students the opportunity to deliver and hear talks in philosophy, philosophy of science, and logic, while establishing peer contacts in the field. It is an opportunity to give research-oriented talks in a professional setting. Since the talks will be aimed at graduate students, we hope they will be accessible to most attendees. Attendance of the conference is free and open to the public.Call for papers:
The talk should not exeed 30-35 minutes. Each presentation is followed by a discussion of 10-15 minutes.Conference organization:Deadline for submissions is January 5 2000.
Please submit two copies of your paper either in hardcopy to
Chris Smeenk Dept. of History and Philosophy of Science University of Pittsburgh 1017 Cathedral of Learning Pittsburgh, PA 15260
or electronically (in Postscript format) to cjsst35+@pitt.edu.
Friday evening: Opening reception.Organizing committee:Saturday: Keynote address followed by student talks. End of the conference party.
We will try to provide private accomodations for participants.
Chris Smeenk cjsst35+@pitt.edu Gualtiero Piccinini gupst1+@pitt.edu Dirk Schlimm dschlimm@andrew.cmu.edu Ben Eggleston jbest3+@pitt.edu
Faculty sponsors:
John Earman Department Chair History and Philosophy of Science University of Pittsburgh Wilfried Sieg Department Head Department of Philosophy Carnegie Mellon University Tamara Horowitz Department Chair Department of Philosophy University of Pittsburgh Jim Lennox Director Center for the Philosophy of Science University of Pittsburgh
More information:For more information, please contact somebody in the organizing committee by email, or send a letter to the above address.When the papers have been accepted, a further webpage will provide information about the participants and their talks, as well as the schedule of the conference.
For information on last year's conference, see Conference 1999.
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