2nd CALL FOR PAPERS: (closing date: 31st of January,
2006)
Conference Title: 'KUHN AND THE SOCIOLOGY OF
SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE'
March 20-21, 2006
Venue: History and Philosophy of Science (HPS),
University of Cambridge, UK
Confirmed Key Speakers:
Professor Alexander Bird (University of Bristol)
Professor Harry Collins (University of Cardiff)
Professor Paul Hoyningen-Huene (University of
Hannover)
Professor Simon Schaffer (University of Cambridge)
The conference aims to consider Kuhn's legacy by
examining the relationship between his ideas and work
done in the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge(SSK).
Some proponents of SSK have presented themselves as
the true 'heirs' to the Kuhnian programme; others have
been more critical of Kuhn's influence. Kuhn himself
made some highly critical remarks on SSK. The
conflicting perspectives on the relationship between
Kuhn and SSK are reflected also in recent new
interpretations of Kuhn's work. The conference aims to
open up a dialogue between 'Kuhnian philosophers' and
practitioners of SSK. The ultimate goal is to reflect
on the state and the future prospects of science
studies at the beginning of the 21st century and the
role of Kuhn and SSK therein.
Titles with abstracts (no longer than a page) should
be emailed as a MS Word document attachment to
[log in to unmask] by 31st of January, 2006.
Contributors will be notified of acceptance by
February 10th, 2006.
Paper sessions will be 25 minutes long.
The conference is free of charge and open to all.
Conference Organisers: Ipek Demir and Martin Kusch
(History and Philosophy of Science, University of
Cambridge, UK)
Conference website:
http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/news/kuhn.html
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