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>Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 17:47:31 -0400
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>CALL FOR PAPERS
>
>12th  BIENNIEL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE
>SOCIETY FOR PHILOSOPHY AND TECHNOLOGY
>
>July 9th-11th 2001
>
>University of Aberdeen
>Aberdeen, Scotland
>
>Conference Theme:  "Nature and Technology"
>
>The Society for Philosophy and Technology has sponsored conferences on
>philosophical aspects of technology since the late 1970s.  Current
>conferences are held every other year, rotating between North America and
>Europe.  The Society welcomes a broad range of papers from various
>philosophical perspectives and schools.
>
>Our next conference will focus on the growing set of epistemological,
>moral, social, political and conceptual problems related to the juncture
>of, broadly speaking, nature and technology.  Historical and contemporary
>issues will be addressed with preference given only to the clearest
>analysis of the stated problem.
>
>Papers are invited on any topic relevant to the conference theme or to
>philosophical considerations of technology in general.  Specific
>conference sub-themes include:
>
>… Moral and Conceptual Implications of Genetic  Modification
>
>… Environment, Technology, and Development
>
>… Biotechnology in Medicine and Environmental Science
>
>… High Technology and the Boundary of Nature and Nurture
>
>… The Concepts of Nature and Artifact in the History of Philosophy
>
>… Relationships between Philosophy of Technology and Philosophy of Natural
>Science
>
>… Conceptual Foundations of the History of Natural Science and Technology
>
>Conference Coordinator: Gordon Graham,
>Regius Professor of Moral Philosophy, University of Aberdeen
>
>Program Coordinator:  Andrew Light, Departments of Philosophy &
>Environmental Studies, State University of New York, Binghamton and
>International Center for Advanced Studies, New York University
>
>Two-page (max.) abstracts should be submitted by October 15th 2000.
>Notification of abstract acceptance by February 15th 2001.  Proposals for
>full sessions also welcome, please include abstracts for all papers to be
>included in sessions.
>
>All abstracts will be peer refereed and most accepted papers will be
>assigned a commentator.  Please also let us know if you would like to only
>serve as a commentator.
>
>SEND ABSTRACTS TO:
>
>Andrew Light, SPT Conference
>International Center for Advanced Studies
>New York University
>53 Washington Square South, Rm. 401E
>New York, NY 10012
>Fax: 212-995-4546
>Or by e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
>
>Please also include an e-mail address with your submission where you can be
>contacted.
>
>**If you cannot meet the October 15 deadline for abstracts contact Andrew
>Light to inquire about a late submission.**
>
>Check the SPT website (www.spt.org) for conference updates.
>
>This Society for Philosophy and Technology conference is sponsored by  the
>Department of Philosophy, University of Aberdeen and the University of
>Aberdeen Centre for Philosophy, Technology, & Society.
>
>Philosophy has been taught at Aberdeen since its founding in 1495, the
>Regius (royal) Chair of Moral Philosophy being established in 1505.
>Aberdeen is the fifth oldest University in the British Isles, and because
>of the distinctive Scottish curriculum, philosophy has always figured
>prominently in its intellectual climate (the most famous of its
>philosophers being Thomas Reid).
>
>The Centre for Philosophy, Technology and Society was established in 1990,
>and reconfigured in 1996 to focus on three distinct research programs --
>The Social and Conceptual Implications of Information Technology, Medical
>Technology and Human Values, and Technology, Environment and Development.
>All three programs have received research grants from a variety of trusts
>and charities and produced a considerable amount of published material.
>The Centre publishers a semi-annual journal, Ends and Means.
>
>All conference events will take place at the University of Aberdeen
>Conference Center.  The main auditorium, which is situated in the
>historical, medieval King's College, has seating for 220.  Conference
>participants will be accommodated in a variety of grades of university
>accommodation close to the auditorium.
>
>The city of Aberdeen has a population of some 250,000 and since oil  was
>discovered in the North Sea in the late 1960's has developed into  Europe's
>major center of oil exploration. The city itself goes back  very many
>centuries; the cobbled streets of Old Aberdeen lead to the ancient
>Cathedral of St Machar overlooking the River Don, while "new" Aberdeen is
>famous as "the silver city beside golden sands" because  of the extensive
>building in granite which took place in the 19th and early twentieth
>centuries. This left Aberdeen in possession of a great many fine buildings,
>including Marischal College the second largest granite building in the
>world. To the south of the city lies the River Dee leading westward to
>Deeside and Balmoral Castle, summer home of the British Royal family.  In
>addition, ample opportunities will be available for sight seeing and
>excursions to the Scottish Highlands prior to or following the conference.
>
>Aberdeen has an international airport, but there are no direct flights
>(other than charters) to North America.  Connecting flights are available
>through London and Amsterdam  It is also possible to fly to Glasgow and
>take a train (about two and a half hours) to Aberdeen.
>
>Selected papers from the conference will be published in Techne', the
>Journal of the Society for Philosophy and Technology, edited by Professor
>Davis Baird, Department of Philosophy, University of South Carolina.
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