Further Conference Announcement
Title: van Fraassen's Philosophy of Science
27 to 28 April 2001
Speakers: van Fraassen (Princeton), Bird (Glasgow), Cartwright
(LSE), Clark (St.Andrews), Ladyman (Bristol), Lipton (Cambridge),
Percival (Glasgow)
More information and a registration form is at:
http://www.dundee.ac.uk/philosophy/confer/vf.htm
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Schedule
Friday 27th. April
1.00 lunch
2.00 Clark (St.Andrews)
Innocent Measures
3.00 Ladyman (Bristol)
The Epistemology of Constructive Empiricism
4.00 Tea
4.30 van Fraassen (Princeton)
Through a Glass Darkly (?)
6.30 (close for the day)
7.30 Reception
8.30 Conference Dinner
Saturday 28th. April
9.10 Bird (Edinburgh)
Underdetermination and Evidence
10.10 Lipton (Cambridge)
How to Manage Contradictions
11.10 coffee
11.30 Cartwright (LSE)
Why be hanged for even a Lamb?
12.30 Percival (Glasgow)
Acceptance
1.30 Lunch
Place: University of Dundee, UK
Cost:£23 plus cost of meals/residence
The conference is organized by the Philosophy Dept. at the
University of Dundee and is supported by the Analysis Trust,
British Society for the Philosophy of Science,Dundee and Angus
Councils, Mind Association and Scots Philosophical Club
(Apologies for any multiple postings)
Roger Young,
Philosophy Department,
University of Dundee
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tel 01382 344539
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