[PhilPhys] Two events at TiLPS

[Stephan Hartmann]

Members of this list are invited to participate in the following two 
events at the Tilburg Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science 
(TiLPS).

A. The Rene Descartes Lectures (7-9 May 2008)

Each year, a distinguished philosopher visits Tilburg University for 
one week to present the Rene Descartes Lectures. It is a great 
pleasure to announce the first speaker, Professor Huw Price from the 
University of Sydney, who will speak on 'Three Themes in Contemporary 
Pragmatism'. For more information, including the abstracts of all 
three lectures, visit:

http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/tilps/DescartesLectures/

B. Pragmatism and Naturalism Workshop (7 - 9 May 2008)

Many views are gathered under the banner of naturalism. What all of 
them share is a dismissal of aprioristic, high-brow philosophy, prior 
to all epistemic practices. This view raises major challenges that 
must ultimately be dealt with, such as whether naturalism allows for 
the formulation of norms by which our beliefs about the world can be 
assessed. One option that may be explored in this context is to ask 
whether a return to pragmatism offers a viable way out of the 
problems that confront naturalists more generally. Pragmatists have 
claimed that although all scientific statements are of a hypothetical 
character, intended to bring us to a state of thought at rest, they 
are our best guesses at the entities, processes, and structures of 
the universe. The aim of this workshop is to seek a better 
understanding of the core meaning and reach of both naturalism and 
pragmatism. Papers on naturalism, pragmatism and the relation between 
naturalism and pragmatism are invited.

The workshop also offers the opportunity to discuss Huw Price's 
Descartes Lectures in more detail.

URL: http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/tilps/DescartesLectures/PragNat/


ORGANISERS: Stephan Hartmann and Maurice Schouten (Tilburg)

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE: Jose Luis Bermudez (St. Louis), Robert B. 
Brandom (Pittsburgh), Ronald Giere (Minnesota), Jonathan Knowles 
(Trondheim), Hilary Kornblith (Massachusetts - Amherst), Danielle 
Macbeth (Haverford), David Papineau (London), Pirmin 
Stekeler-Weithofer (Leipzig), Mauricio Suarez (Madrid), and Michael 
Williams (Johns Hopkins)

Please submit extended abstracts of 1000 words through our abstract 
submission system (see website) by 15 March 2008; decisions will be 
made by 1 April.


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Stephan Hartmann
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