[PhilPhys] CFP: “Contemporary Issues Concerning Scientific Realism: The Future of the Scientific Realism Debate.” Deadline July 15th.

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Call For Papers - *Spontaneous Generations: A Journal For the History and
Philosophy of Science*, Volume 9


We are pleased to announce a call for papers to volume nine of *Spontaneous
Generations*, under the theme “Contemporary Issues Concerning Scientific
Realism: The Future of the Scientific Realism Debate.”


Scientific realism has long been a favourite topic for philosophers,
historians, and sociologists of science.  In its simplest formulation,
scientific realism is the idea that our most widely accepted scientific
theories give an (at least approximately) true picture of reality.  This
view is common not only among academics, but also among working scientists
and the wider population in the West.  Philosophical discussion of issues
concerning scientific realism has been ongoing and fruitful for centuries,
but many important issues remain unresolved.  Thus, this issue of *Spontaneous
Generations* will be dedicated to investigating the details, variations,
and plausibility of scientific realism and its many rivals, as they relate
to other topics in the history and philosophy of science.


The issue will involve a mix of peer-reviewed and invited articles.  The
peer-reviewed articles will be divided into two sections: general
submissions and focused discussion.  The focused discussion articles will
narrow in on and attempt to resolve a specific issue concerning
contemporary scientific realism, such as a case study or a response to a
previously published argument, and will generally not exceed 3000 words.
The general submission pieces will be anywhere from 3000-8000 words, and
may be on any topic related to the central theme.


Confirmed contributors include: Theodore Arabatzis, Brian Baigrie, Nancy
Cartwright, Anjan Chakravartty, Robin Hendry, Paul Hoyningen-Huene, James
Ladyman, Timothy Lyons, Kerry McKenzie, Alan Musgrave, Dean Peters, Stathis
Psillos, Howard Sankey, Bas van Fraassen, and K. Brad Wray.


Appropriate topics for submissions include (but are not limited to) the
following:



   - the historical accuracy of various case studies appealed to by
   realists and anti-realists
   - the notions of “scientific progress” assumed by scientific realists
   and anti-realists
   - the nature and role of truth in scientific theorizing and
   model-building
   - the role of non-epistemic virtues in the assessment of scientific
   theories
   - the role of realist or anti-realist assumptions in science policy
   debates
   - the role of ontological commitments in scientific practice throughout
   history
   - epistemological and doxastic voluntarism in relation to scientific
   realism
   - what it means for one scientific theory or ontology to be more
   “fundamental” than another


Submissions on any of these topics, or any other topics relating to
scientific realism, will be gladly received and considered for
peer-reviewed.  The deadline for submission is July 15th, 2016.  We expect
to publish a wide variety of high quality, original, and novel pieces from
both established and up-and-coming historians and philosophers of science,
covering a wide variety of topics relating to scientific realism.  Papers
from graduate students and members of the philosophical community from
under-represented groups are especially encouraged.


Please visit the journal website to submit a manuscript:

http://spontaneousgenerations.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/SpontaneousGenerations


Online link to this CFP:
http://spontaneousgenerations.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/SpontaneousGenerations/announcement/view/512


For inquiries, contact the managing editor Curtis Forbes at
curtis.forbes at utoronto.ca
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