[PhilPhys] 'Philosophy of Science in a Forest' (PSF2010): Vijfde Vlaams-Nederlands Congres voor Algemene en Speciale Wetenschapsfilosofie

[Seevinck M.P.]

First call for papers

Vijfde Vlaams-Nederlands Congres voor Algemene en Speciale Wetenschapsfilosofie

‘Philosophy of Science in a Forest’ (PSF2010)

Friday afternoon 14 May - Saturday 15 May 2010

www.nvwf.nl/Philosophy_of_Science_in_a_Forest

 

This conference is organised by the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Wetenschaps-filosofie (NVWF) together with Flemisch philosophers of science. During the conference researchers with an orientation towards philosophy of science will present their research. Next to topics from formal and general philosophy of science, epistemology and methodology, the conference is open to topics from the philosophy and foundations of the special sciences (alfa, bèta, gamma, medical, technical).

Presentations

·     Four plenary sessions consisting of one presentation followed by a commentary and discussion. The presentations are by invited speakers: 

             -   Jos Uffink  (philosophy of probability theory/physics; Utrecht)

             -   Tim de Mey  (philosophy of science, epistemology; Rotterdam)

             -   Eric Schliesser  (17th and 18th century philosophy, and science; Gent)

             -   to be announced                           

·      Parallel sessions with 30 minute presentations and 15 minutes discussions.

Call for papers

You are cordially invited to submit a paper that is to be presented in one of the parallel sessions. Deadline for submission is April 1st 2010. Submitters will be notified on April 8th 2010 whether their paper is accepted for presentation. Submissions (title and an abstract of maximally 500 words) are to be sent to the organising committee using the address: secretaris at nvwf.nl with subject title ‘submitted paper PSF2010’. 

Language

The official language will be the lingua franca of philosophy of science (broken English).

Time

Friday (14.00 hrs) 14 May until Saturday (17.00 hrs) 15 may 2010

Place

Internationale School voor Wijsbegeerte (ISvW), Dodeweg 8, 3832 RD, Leusden. Beautifully located in a forest near Amersfoort.  More information: www.isvw.nl

Accommodation

Participants stay in convenient single rooms. A few double rooms are also available.

Costs

Participation for the full conference, including lodging, breakfast and lunch on Saturday and a diner on Friday, costs

·                 €200 for non-members NVWF,

·                 €175 for members NVWF,

·                 €125 not including lodging and breakfast.

Students (masters, PhD) are eligible for a reduced tariff of €125.

Membership NVWF

Membership of the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Wetenschaps-filosofie costs only €12 yearly, and is thus lucrative for participants of the conference. Using the registration form for the conference one can also subscribe to become a member of NVWF. For more information on NVWF: www.nvwf.nl

Registration

Those interested in participating are requested to send the following information to reserveringen at isvw.nl before April 22nd 2010:

·    Name, e-mail address, address for correspondence, accommodation details.

·     Indicate membership of NVWF. In case one is not a member, indicate whether one wants to subscribe to become a member of NVWF.

Upon receipt of the registration a letter of acknowledgement and an invoice will be sent.

Conference programme and organising committee

The organising committee consists of Bart van Kerkhove (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Jan-Willem Romeijn (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen) and Michiel Seevinck (Universiteit Utrecht). The committee aims to present a programme of high quality that has a well-balanced substantive structure. Contributions are welcomed on both the more general as well as the more discipline-oriented philosophy of science.

During the parallel session a maximum of two presentations will be given simultaneously. In case of a large number of high quality submissions the organising committee may has to use a waiting list.

Further Information

· Conference Website: www.nvwf.nl/Philosophy_of_Science_in_a_Forest

· Programme: Jan-Willem Romeijn or Michiel Seevinck (NVWF), e-mail J.W.Romeijn at rug.nl or M.P.Seevinck at uu.nl.  

· Accommodation: ISvW, reserveringen at isvw.nl, tel. +31-(0)33-4650700.
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