CfP - Bucharest Colloquium in Early Modern Science
Bucharest
Colloquium in Early Modern Science: “Mathematical mixtures”:
disciplines, epistemic genres and systems of practices in the (early)
modern world
March 13-15, 2018
Invited speakers: Arianna
Borrelli (Technical University, Berlin), Hasok Chang (University of
Cambridge), David Marshall Miller (University of Iowa), Cesare Pastorino
(Technical University, Berlin), Friedrich Steinle (Technical
University, Berlin).
The
seventh edition of the Bucharest Colloquium in Early Modern Science
will focus on the interplay between quantification, practice(s) and the
emergence of new epistemic genres in the early modern period (broadly
conceived). We are especially interested in the several ways in which
debates on epistemic genres and disciplinary boundaries contributed to
the shaping of new “forms of mathematization” from the 16th century to the 18th century (and beyond).
One
of our aims with this colloquium is to bring together scholars coming
from different disciplines, thus cutting across the established
divisions and traditional temporal delimitations. We invite papers
coming from history of science, history of philosophy, philosophy of
scientific practices, STS, &HPS etc., dealing with case studies
coming from the 16th to the18th century.
We hope that methodological tolerance and historical diversity can
improve our understanding of the wide diversity of “mathematical
mixtures” which were so essential for the emergence of the modern
sciences.
To submit a proposal, please send a 500 word abstract and a short CV to dana.jalobeanu@gmail.com by December 10; notification of acceptance by December 20.
The
Bucharest Colloquium is followed by the Bucharest Graduate Conference
in Early Modern Philosophy (March 16-17); participants to the Colloquium
are warmly invited to join the Graduate Conference as well.