program

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Special topic

Logic and Science Facing the New Technologies

Program structure

We also list the speakers who have accepted so far our invitation for invidual lectures or symposia. The list will be regularly completed .

A. Logic

A1. Mathematical Logic

• Martin Grohe (Humboldt, Berlin)
• Julia Knight (Notre Dame)
• Joe Miller (Wisconsin)
• Justin Moore (Cornell)
• Paulo Oliva (Queen Mary University of London)
• Patrick Speisegger (McMaster)
• Simon Thomas (Rutgers)

A2. Philosophical Logic

Symposium on General Proof Theory:

Chair: Kosta Došen

• William Lawvere (Buffalo, New York)
• Philip Scott (Ottawa)

Individual speakers:

• Dag Westerståhl (Göteborg)

A3. Logic and Computation

• Steve Awodey (Carnegie Mellon)
• Ulrich Berger (Swansea)
• Etienne Grandjean (Caen)
• Christof Löding (Aachen)

B. General Philosophy of Science

B1. Methodology and Scientific Reasoning

Symposium on Evolutionary models in epistemology and philosophy of science:

Chair: Elliott Sober

• Hannes Leitgeb (LMU Munich)
• Brian Skyrms (Irvine)
• Peter Vanderschraaf (Merced)

Individualspeakers:

• Carlo Cellucci (Roma)
• Christopher Hitchcock (Caltech)
• Paul Humphreys (Charlottesville)
• Hans Radder (Amsterdam)
• Wolfgang Spohn (Konstanz)

B2. Ethical Issues in the Philosophy of Science

• Heather E. Douglas (Knoxville)
• Hugh Lacey (Swarthmore)

B3. Historical Aspects in the Philosophy of Science

• Yemima Ben-Menahem (Jerusalem)
• Martin Carrier (Bielefeld)

C. Methodological and Philosophical Issues of Particular Sciences

C1. Logic, Mathematics and Computer Science

• Jean-Pierre Marquis (Montréal)
• Dale Miller (Ecole Polytechnique)

C2. Cognitive Science (including Linguistics and Psychology)

• Cristiano Castelfranchi (Roma)
• Ulrike Hahn (Cardiff)
• Fritz Hamm (Tübingen)
• Philippe Schlenker (Paris)

C3. Biology

• Tim Lewens (Cambridge)
• Michel Morange (Paris)

C4. Chemistry

• Davis Baird (Clark University)
• Alfred Nordmann (Darmstadt)

C5. Physics

• Craig Callender (San Diego)
• Michael Friedman (Stanford)
• Roman Frigg (London)
• Miklos Redei (London)

C6. Medicine

• Anne Cambon-Thomsen (Toulouse)
• Miriam Solomon (Temple University)

C7. Environmental Sciences

• Kevin Elliott (Columbia, South Carolina)

C8. Economics and Social Sciences

• Uskali Mäki (Helsinki)
• Donald McKenzie (Edinburgh)
• Don Ross (Cape Town)

D. Methodological and Philosophical Issues in Technology

• Roger Cooke (RFF, Washington)
  
• Peter Kroes (Delft)
• Wendy Parker (Ohio University)

The congress will also offer several plenary lectures, special symposia, as well as a general program for a wider audience.

Click on the thumbnail to download the Congress poster (A3, PDF, 1.16 Mo).