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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 Or (if that is insufficient or fails) email: [log in to unmask] 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 [log in to unmask] tel 01382 344539 ------- End of forwarded message ------- Scottish Postgraduate Philosophy Association http://www.st-and.ac.uk/~www_sppa/ Scot-pg-phil mailing-list information and archives: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/scot-pg-phil.html Mail to list: [log in to unmask] Mail to caretaker: [log in to unmask] May conference at St.Andrew's: NB NEW DATE: SUNDAY MAY 6 http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~pae1/Conf2001.html Information from philosophy departments across Scotland: http://www.st-and.ac.uk/~www_sppa/Universities.html