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| Research Networking Programme “The Philosophy of Science in a European Perspective” (PSE) | ||
| Opening Conference | ||
The Present Situation in the Philosophy of Science | ||
| University of Vienna, December 18-20, 2008 | ||
| Site of ESF/PSE: "Kapelle", Universitätscampus, Spitalgasse 2-4, Hof 1, A-1090 Wien | ||
| Thursday, December 18. | ||
| Opening addresses | ||
| 9:00-9:30 | Jacques Dubucs (University of Paris I) and | |
| Friedrich Stadler (University of Vienna) | ||
| I. Session: Team E, Foundational and Methodological Debates Chair: Maria Carla Galavotti | ||
| 9:30-10:00 | Thomas Uebel (University of Manchester) | Aspects of Current History of Analytical Philosophy of Science |
| 10:00-10:15 | Thomas Mormann (San Sebastian University) | Commentary |
| 10:15-10:30 | Discussion | |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00-11:30 | Cristina Chimisso (Open University UK) | Aspects of Current History of Philosophy of Science in the French Tradition |
| 11:30-11:45 | Anastasios Brenner (University Paul Valéry - Montpellier III) | Commentary |
| 11:45-12:00 | Discussion | |
| 12:00-12:30 | Michael Heidelberger (University of Tübingen) | Aspects of Current History of 19th Century Philosophy of Science |
| 12:30-12:45 | Massimo Ferrari (University of Turin) | Commentary |
| 12:45-13:00 | Discussion | |
| II. Session: Team A, Formal Methods and their Applications to the Philosophy of Science Chair: Theo Kuipers | ||
| 15:00-15:30 | Stephan Hartmann (University of Tilburg) | Formal Methods in General Philosophy of Science: The State of the Art |
| 15:30-15:45 | Vincent Hendricks (Roskilde University) | Commentary |
| 15:45-16:00 | Discussion | |
| 16:00-16:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:30-17:00 | Hannes Leitgeb (University of Bristol) | Formal Methods in the Philosophy of Natural and Formal Sciences |
| 17:00-17:15 | Thomas Müller (Utrecht University) | Commentary |
| 17:15-17:30 | Discussion | |
| 17:30-18:00 | Franz Dietrich (University of Maastricht) | Formal Methods in the Philosophy of Social Sciences |
| 18:00-18:15 | Gabriella Pigozzi (University of Luxembourg) | Commentary |
| 18:15-18:30 | Discussion | |
| Friday, December 19. | ||
| III. Session: Team B, Approaches to the Foundations of Science: The Place of the Life Sciences Chair: Gereon Wolters | ||
| 9:30-10:00 | Marcel Weber (University of Basel) | Life in a Physical World |
| 10:00-10:15 | Claude Debru (École Normale Supérieure - Paris) | Commentary |
| 10:15-10:30 | Discussion | |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00-11:30 | Thomas Reydon (University of Hannover) | How Special are the Life Sciences? A View from the Natural Kinds Debate |
| 11:30-11:45 | Miles MacLeod (University of Vienna) | Commentary |
| 11:45-12:00 | Discussion | |
| 12:00-12:30 | Mehmet Elgin (Mugla University) | Reducing Function to Structure: An Example from Biochemistry |
| 12:30-12:45 | Raffaella Campaner (University of Bologna) | Commentary |
| 12:45-13:00 | Discussion | |
| IV. Session: Team C, The Present Situation of the Philosophy of the Cultural and Social Sciences: The "Naturalist Turn", the "Social Turn", and the Discussion on Scientific Realism Chair: Adrian Miroiu | ||
| 15:00-15:30 | Wenceslao Gonzalez (University of A Coruńa) | Trends and Problems in the Philosophy of Social and Cultural Sciences: A European Perspective |
| 15:30-15:45 | Arto Siitonen (University of Helsinki) | Commentary |
| 15:45-16:00 | Discussion | |
| 16:00-16:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:30-17:0 | Matti Sintonen (University of Helsinki) | Realism in Social Science: Ontological, Causal, Structural, or What? |
| 17:00-17:15 | Bengt Hansson (University of Lund) | Commentary |
| 17:15-17:30 | Discussion | |
| 17:30-18:00 | Daniel Andler (Université Paris-Sorbonne, IUF, IHPST-DEC-ENS) | Is Naturalism the Unsurpassable Philosophy for the Sciences of Man in the 21st Century? |
| 18:00-18:15 | Antonio Zilhao (University of Lisbon) | Commentary |
| 18:15-18:30 | Discussion | |
| Saturday, December 20. | ||
| V. Session: Team D, Philosophical Foundations of the Physical Sciences Chair: Miklós Rédei | ||
| 9:30-10:00 | Dennis Dieks (Utrecht University) | The Philosophy of Physics in Perspective |
| 10:00-10:15 | Mauro Dorato (University of Roma 3) | Commentary |
| 10:15-10:30 | Discussion | |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00-11:30 | Roman Frigg (London School of Economics) | Chance in Deterministic Systems |
| 11:30-11:45 | László E. Szabó (Eötvös University, Budapest) | Commentary |
| 11:45-12:00 | Discussion | |
| 12:00-12:30 | Holger Lyre (University of Augsburg) | Structural Realism and the Metaphysics of Physics |
| 12:30-12:45 | Fred Muller (Erasmus University, Rotterdam) | Commentary |
| 12:45-13:00 | Discussion | |
| 13:00-13:15 | Maria Carla Galavotti (University of Bologna) | Closing remarks |
| With the support of | ||
| European Science Foundation | ||
| Institute Vienna Circle | ||
| CIRESS Universtity of Bologna | ||
| British Society for the Philosophy of Science | ||