The January IHPST newsletter is now available
Dear
Colleagues,
The
January IHPST newsletter is now available on the web at:
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#3 contains up-dated information about the 2013 International IHPST conference
which will be held at University of Pittsburgh, June 19-23. Paper
submissions need be made by March 1st.
Item
#4 contains details about the IHPST Council elections for the 2013-15 term,
which are soon to be held. Nominations close February 15.
CONTENTS
1.
Science & Education Journal, Volume 22 Number 1
Philosophical Considerations in the Teaching
of Biology, Pt.I:
Philosophy of Biology and Explanation in Biology
Philosophy of Biology and Explanation in Biology
2.
Science & Education Journal,
Report
(a) Rationale and Purpose of the Journal
(b) Journal on the
Web
(c) Manuscript Submissions
(d) Copyediting Assistance
Required for Manuscripts from Non-Anglo Authors
(e) Article Downloads
(f) Thematic Issues
(g) Journal Reviewing
3.
Twelfth International IHPST Conference, Pittsburgh, June 19-23, 2013
5.
Society for Philosophy of Science in
Practice (SPSP) Fourth Biennial Conference, 26-29 June 2013, University of
Toronto, Canada
6.
East-Asian Association for Science Education (EASE 2013) in Hong Kong, China,
4-6 July, 2013.
7. 4th Conference of the
European Philosophy of Science Association,
Helsinki, 28-31 August 2013
Helsinki, 28-31 August 2013
8.
International Conference on The Special Role of Science in Liberal Democracy,
November 21-22, 2013, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
9.
Book Reviews
(i) Mansoor Niaz (2012), From ‘Science in
the Making’ to Understanding the Nature of Science: An Overview for Science
Educators, Routledge
[KEITH S TABER]
(ii) Mansoor Niaz & C. Marcano (2012), Reconstruction
of Wave-Particle Duality and its Implications for General Chemistry Textbooks.
Springer, 2012
[KEVIN DE BERG]
(iii) Aldo Poiani (ed.) (2012), Pragmatic
Evolution: Applications of Evolutionary Theory. Cambridge University
Press
[ALESSANDRO MINELLI]
(iv) M. J. S. Hodge (2008), Before
and After Darwin. Origins, Species, Cosmogonies, and Ontologies and Darwin
Studies. A Theorist and his Theories in their Contexts, Ashgate,
[VASSILIKI BETTY SMOCOVITIS]
(v) Hasok Chang (2012) Is Water H2O?
Evidence, Pluralism and Realism, Boston Studies in the Philosophy of
Science.
[ALAN CHALMERS]
10.
Coming Conferences
11.
IHPST Council (2011-13)
12.
IHPST Email List
13.
Newsletter Items
A/Professor Michael R.
Matthews
School of Education
University of New South
Wales
Sydney 2052
Australia
Sydney 2052
Australia
Editor Science &
Education
President, Inter-Divisional
Teaching Commission of DHST/DLMPS of IUHPS