Congress of the International Academy for Philosophy of Sciences
Program of the Congress of the
International Academy for Philosophy of Sciences
(Académie
International de Philosophie des Sciences, AIPS)
University of A Coruña, Ferrol Campus, 23-25 September 2015
Prologue at the Pazo de Mariñan, 22
September 2015
Tuesday, 22
September 2015
Evening
Activities at the Pazo de Mariñan
18:00—19:30 Round Table on “Formal
Sciences, Objectivity, and Truth:”
Gerhard Heinzmann (University of
Lorraine/CNRS, Nancy), Jean Guy Meunier (University of Quebec at Montreal), Reinhard Kahle (New University of Lisbon), and Marco Buzzoni (University of
Macerata). Chairman: Evandro Agazzi
(University of Genoa/Panamericana University).
19:30—20:00 Coffee break
20:00 Presentation of the book Scientific Objectivity and
its Contexts:
Mario Alai (University of Urbino Carlo
Bo), Alberto Cordero (City University of New York), and Evandro Agazzi (University of Genoa/Panamericana University).
Chairman: Wenceslao J. Gonzalez (University of A Coruña).
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
Morning
9:30 Opening Addresses: Local Organizer (Wenceslao J.
Gonzalez), President of the Academy (Evandro Agazzi), Rector of the University
of A Coruña (Xosé Luis Armesto), and President of the Diputación de A Coruña.
10:00 Conference: John Worrall (London
School of Economics): “Structural Realism — the Only Viable Realist Game in
Town.”
11:00—11:30 Coffee break
11:30 Stathis Psillos (University of
Athens): “Scientific Realism and the neo-Aristotelian
Conception of Nature.”
12:20 Dennis Dieks (University of
Utrecht): “Realism and Objectivity in Quantum
Mechanics.”
Afternoon-Evening
16:00 Anastasios Brenner (University of
Montpellier): ““Evolving Realities:
Scientific Prediction and Objectivity From the Perspective of Historical
Epistemology.”
16:50 Michel Ghins (University of
Louvain-La-Neuve): “Scientific Realism: Representation, Objectivity and Truth.”
17:40—18:10 Coffee break
18:10 Tomasz Placek (University of
Krakov): “Real Possibilities: Does Physics
Misrepresent Them?”
19:00 Alberto
Cordero (City University of New York): “Retention, Truth-Content and Selective
Realism.”
Thursday, 24 September 2015
Morning
9:30 Peter Achinstein (Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore): "Realism v. Anti-Realism: What is the Debate all
about and is it Worth Debating?"
10:20 Anthony O’Hear (University of
Buckingham, London): “Is Global Warming a Degenerating Research Programme?
Objectivity and Climate Change.”
11:10—11:40 Coffee break
11:40 Donald Gillies (University College
London): “Establishing Objective Causes in Medicine.”
12:30 Alexander Bird (University of
Bristol): “Is There Meta-scientific Knowledge? Against Both the No-miracles
Argument and the Pessimistic Induction.”
Afternoon—Evening:
Guide tour for invited speakers
Visit to the city of A Coruña
18:30 General Assembly of the Members of the Academy.
Friday, 25 September 2015
Morning
9:30 Edward Zalta (University of
Stanford): “A Realistic Approach to the
Mathematics Used in Science.”
10:20 Hans Lenk (University of Karlsruhe): “A
Scheme-Interpretationist Actionistic Realism.”
11:10—11:40 Coffee break
11:40 Thomas Nickles (University of Nevada
at Reno): “Heuristic, Historical Pragmatism versus Strong Scientific Realism.”
12:30 Adrian Miroiu (National School of
Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest): “Scientific Realism in
Political Science: Actors and Institutions.”
Afternoon-Evening
16:00-17:30 Contributed papers
17:30—18:00 Coffee break
18:00 Conference: Alan Musgrave
(University of Otago, Dunedin): “Strict Empiricism versus Explanation in
Science.”
19:00 Closing Ceremony: Local Organizer
(Wenceslao J. Gonzalez), President of the Academy (Evandro Agazzi), and
Vice-Rector of the University of A Coruña.
Saturday, 26 September 2015
Morning
Guide tour for invited speakers
Visit to the city of Santiago de Compostela
Conference Center:
University of A Coruña, Ferrol Campus
Venue:
Salón de Actos of Campus of Ferrol
University of A Coruña
Doctor Vazquez Cabrera street, w/n
15403-Ferrol
(A Coruña)
Organizing Committee:
Wenceslao J. Gonzalez, Evandro Agazzi,
Maria Jose Arrojo, Jose F. Martinez-Solano, and Amanda Guillan
Scientific Committee
Evandro Agazzi, Dennis Dieks, Michel
Ghins, Donald Gillies, Wenceslao J. Gonzalez, Stathis Psillos, and Thomas
Nickles
Organizer:
University of A Coruña (Area of Logic and
Philosophy of Science) with the collaboration of the International Academy for
Philosophy of Sciences
Sponsor:
Diputación de A Coruña
Registration for new participants:
From September 2nd to September 11th, 2015
Fees:
70 euros for professionals and 40 euros
for university students
Information regarding accommodation,
flights, etc.:
Jessica Rey (reyromero.jess@gmail.com),
Secretary of the Congress
Information regarding the Congress:
Wenceslao J. Gonzalez (wencglez@udc.es)
Faculty of Humanities and Information
Doctor Vazquez Cabrera street, w/n
15403-Ferrol
(A Coruña)
Phone number: 981-337400 ext 3814