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CfP: 12th MuST (Munich-Sydney-Turin) Conference in Philosophy of Science and Third Workshop “Perspectives on Scientific Error” (LMU Munich, July 1-4, 2019; Deadline: April 28, 2019)
Submitted by Stephan Hartmann (MCMP, LMU Munich). ********************************************* 12th MuST (Munich-Sydney-Turin) Conference in Philosophy of Science and Third Workshop “Perspectives on Scientific Error” STATISTICAL REASONING AND SCIENTIFIC ERROR LMU Munich, Germany 1-4 July 2019 Invited Speakers: Deborah Mayo, Virginia Tech Regina Nuzzo, Gallaudet University Miklós Rédei, London School of Economics Uri Simonsohn, Universitat Ramón Llull ********************************************* […]
CfP: Free Will and Causality (DCLPS, September 26-27, 2019; Deadline: April 30, 2019)
Call for Papers Free Will and Causality September 26-27, 2019, Duesseldorf, Germany The conference aims at bringing together experts on free will and causality in order to explore what the debates about these topics can learn from each other. In particular, the connection between metaphysical aspects of the free will problem and how they depend […]
CfA: 18 EPSA Fellowships for junior philosophers working in Central and Eastern Europe (Deadline: Apr 15)
Submitted by Maria Kronfeldner (CEU). EPSA Fellowships Overview The European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) offers visiting Fellowships for Central and Eastern European philosophers of science. The aim of the EPSA in making these awards is to create opportunities for early career researchers to carry out research at a leading research institution in Western Europe. An EPSA […]
CfP: 30th Novembertagung on the History and Philosophy of Mathematics (IRMA, Strasbourg, October 31-November 2, 2019; Deadline: May 15, 2019)
Submitted by Paul Hasselkuß (University of Duesseldorf). Call for Abstracts: 30th Novembertagung on the History and Philosophy of Mathematics“Mathematical Cultures, Values and Norms” 31st October – 2nd November 2019, Institut de Recherche Mathématique Avancée (IRMA), Strasbourg, Francehttps://novembertagung.wordpress.com The Novembertagung on the History and Philosophy of Mathematics is an annual international conference aimed at PhD and postdoctoral […]
CfP: Probabilities in Cosmology (University of Groningen, June 21-23, 2019; Deadline: March 31, 2019)
Submitted by Simon Friederich (University of Groningen). Call for Papers: Workshop “Probabilities in Cosmology” Groningen, 21 June – 23 June 2019 In cosmology probabilities appear in multiple different guises. We use them when we assess the naturalness of a certain value of the cosmological constant, when we assign likelihoods to possible initial conditions of the […]
CfR: The Extended Evolutionary Synthesis: Philosophical and Historical Dimensions (Ruhr University Bochum, March 21-22, 2019)
Submitted by Jan Baedke (Ruhr University Bochum). The Extended Evolutionary Synthesis: Philosophical and Historical Dimensions Ruhr University Bochum, 21st – 22nd March 2019 This workshop will bring together scholars from history and philosophy of biology as well as biologists who have worked on the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis (including fields such as epigenetics, niche construction theory, […]
CfA: Summer School on Responsible Innovation Cultures (TU Munich, October 14-18, 2019, Application Deadline: April 14, 2019)
Submitted by MCTS Responsible Innovation CulturesInternational Summer School 14-18 October 2019 Munich Center for Technology in Society (MCTS)Technical University of Munich (TUM) The Munich Center for Technology in Society (MCTS, Technical University of Munich) is very happy to announce to be host of the 5th annual German Summer School of Higher Education Research and Science Studies (HERSS). The school […]
CfP: All Things Reichenbach (LMU Munich, July 22-24, 2019, Deadline: April 6, 2019)
Submitted by Erik Curiel (MCMP, LMU Munich). ********************************************* The Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy invites abstracts for the following event: All Things Reichenbach MCMP, LMU Munich 22-24 July, 2019 http://www.lmu.de/reichenbach2019 *********************************************Hans Reichenbach (1891-1953), one of the founding fathers of Logical Empiricism, is among the most important philosophers of science of the Twentieth Century and […]
CfP: PROGIC 2019: Ninth Workshop on Combining Probability and Logic (Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, July 7-10, 2019, Deadline: March 20, 2019)
Submitted by Marta Sznajder (MCMP, LMU Munich). PROGIC 2019: Ninth Workshop on Combining Probability and Logic Frankfurt School of Finance & Management Frankfurt, Germany, July 7-10, 2019 Submissions page: https://easychair.org/cfp/progic2019 Local web page: https://hmi.frankfurt-school.de/events/progic-2019/ The Ninth Workshop on Combining Probability and Logic (PROGIC 2019) continues the progic workshop series. The focus of this iteration of PROGIC is decision […]
CfA: Reading Seminar and Conference: Agency, Past and Future (University of Hamburg, July 15-17 and 17-20, 2019)
Submitted by Florian Fischer (University of Siegen). Call for participation: Reading seminar ‘Agency, Past and Future’ — July 15–17, 2019 — University of Hamburg This summer there will take place at the University of Hamburg, on July 15–17, a reading seminar on the topic ‘Agency Past and Future’. The seminar is aimed at graduate […]
CfP: Salzburg Conference for Young Analytic Philosophy (SOPhiA 2019, Salzburg, September 18-20, 2019, Deadline: May 1, 2019)
Submitted by Christian J. Feldbacher-Escamilla (DCLPS, University of Duesseldorf). CALL FOR PAPERS Salzburg Conference for Young Analytic Philosophy: SOPhiA 2019 September 18 – 20, 2019 Department of Philosophy (Humanities), University of Salzburg, Austria Aim: SOPhiA 2019 provides an opportunity for students and doctoral candidates in philosophy to take a first peek into the philosophical […]
CfA: EPSA Fellowship Scheme: Call for Partners
Submitted by EPSA. Open Call for Institutional Partners The European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) is looking for institutional partners to participate as host institutions in its scheme of EPSA Fellowships for junior philosophers working in Central and Eastern Europe. Participating institutions would host a Junior Fellow for approximately one month in the academic year 2019/20, […]
CfA: Summer School “The Metaphysics of Time-Continuum” (September 2-4, 2019, Imperia, Italy; Application Deadline: March 31, 2019)
Submitted by Marcello Garibbo (University of Siegen). Call for Participation — Summer School “The Metaphysics of Time-Continuum” 2 — 4 September 2019 / Imperia, Italy The summer school “The Metaphysics of Time-Continuum” addresses the topic of temporal continuity by focusing on three key figures: Aristotle, Kant and Bergson. Their conception of the continuum […]
CfA: EPSA21 Call for Venues (Deadline: August 17, 2019)
Submitted by EPSA. Call for Venues – 8th EPSA Biennial Conference 2021 The European Philosophy of Science Association (EPSA) calls for proposals for the venue of EPSA21, its eighth conference, to be held in the autumn of 2021. The biennial conference is the main scientific event of the EPSA, typically attracting 300-400 philosophers of science […]
CfA: Master’s Program in STS at the Munich Center for Technology in Society
Submitted by Anna Kellerer, TU Munich. Master’s program in STS at the Munich Center for Technology in Society Application is possible from January 01 until May 31 2017. The Munich Center for Technology in Society (MCTS) of the TU Munich launched its new Master’s program in Science and Technology Studies this year. It is an […]