[PhilPhys] Call for Submissions: 2021 Du Châtelet Prize in Philosophy of Physics

[Katherine Brading]

Submissions are invited for the 2021 Du Châtelet Prize in Philosophy of Physics

The topic for this year’s prize is "Measurement practices in the physical sciences: correlation, calibration and stabilization"

The winner will receive $1000, an invitation to participate in a workshop to be held at Duke University (provisionally scheduled for April 2022), and an invitation to have their paper considered for publication in Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. The prize is open to graduate students, and to scholars within 5 years of PhD as of the submission deadline. Submissions should not exceed 10,000 words.

The deadline for submissions is August 10th, 2021 (midnight GMT). For more details of the prize and of submission requirements, see below.

The members of this year’s prize committee are: Alisa Bokulich (Boston University), Katherine Brading (Duke University), Hasok Chang (Cambridge University), Daniel Mitchell (Science History Institute), and Wendy Parker (Virginia Tech).

The Du Châtelet Prize in Philosophy of Physics is supported by Duke University in collaboration with Studies in History and Philosophy of Science.
For more information, see below and contact Katherine Brading (katherine.brading at duke.edu<mailto:katherine.brading at duke.edu>).

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2021 Du Châtelet Prize in Philosophy of Physics

Topic: Measurement practices in the physical sciences: correlation, calibration and stabilization

Submissions are invited on the topic of measurement practices and metrology in the physical sciences. The topic is to be broadly conceived, to include instrumental, theoretical, and/or observational practices, in any time period, excluding only the “measurement problem” in quantum theory. Issues to be addressed may include — but are not limited to — the processes by which units or standards of measurement are established; the interplay between theoretical and experimental problem-solving in measurement; the process by which stable correlations between measurement apparatus and target system are demonstrated; concepts of measurement error, accuracy, and/or precision; the role of measurement standardization in the development of physical concepts; as well as any questions falling broadly within philosophy of measurement. We welcome papers addressing measurement practices in any time period. Submissions may detail a particular example, or may treat their topic from a more general perspective. All such papers are welcome.

Submission requirements:

·      Submissions must be in English

·      Submissions should be prepared for blind review

·      Submissions should be no longer than 10,000 words in length, including footnotes and references

·      Submitted work should be unpublished and should not be under consideration for publication

For further details of the submission process, and for any other questions, please contact Katherine Brading (katherine.brading at duke.edu<mailto:katherine.brading at duke.edu>).

More information about the prize

The Du Châtelet Prize in Philosophy of Physics celebrates excellence in philosophy of physics and promotes breadth across the field both historically and philosophically. Each year, a prize committee of senior scholars in the field invites submissions on a particular topic. The prize winner receives feedback and support from the committee, and the paper is considered for publication in Studies. The goals of the prize are to support young scholars working in philosophy of physics, to strengthen the historical and philosophical breadth of the field, and to promote some of the very best work being done by students and junior scholars.

Submissions are considered under blind review. Whenever a possible conflict of interest is recognized, committee members are recused accordingly.

2020 Winner: Joshua Eisenthal “Hertz’s Mechanics and a unitary notion of force”
Topic: Mathematics as a tool of conceptual innovation in physical theory and/or experiment, 1780-1890.
Committee: Katherine Brading, Janet Folina, Doreen Fraser, Lydia Patton and Sheldon Smith

2019 Winner: Adwait Parker “Newton on Active and Passive Quantities of Matter”, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 84 1-11. 2020.
Topic: “How the parts of matter act on one another, as that issue stood at any time in the period 1680-1780”
Committee: Katherine Brading, Mary Domski, Andrew Janiak, Chris Smeenk, George Smith









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