CfP: 'Scientific Reasoning in Action: From the Early Modern Period to 1900'
Workshop on
Scientific Reasoning in Action: From the Early Modern Period to 1900
Ghent University, 10-12 October 2018
The scope of this workshop
The international workshop ‘Scientific Reasoning in Action: From the
Early Modern Period to 1900’ seeks to scrutinize scientific
reasoning processes in actual scientific practice (induction,
transduction, abduction, analogical and statistical reasoning, and,
in general, reasoning from observational and experimental
information, and collecting historical and experimental histories),
ranging from the early modern period to 1900. Submissions on all
scientific disciplines during this period will be considered.
Ideally, submissions should approach scientific reasoning processes
from an Integrated History and Philosophy of Science perspective,
i.e. they should integrate historical and philosophical perspectives
in their analyses. More historically oriented submissions are
however welcomed insofar as the material they cover has the
potential to engender interesting philosophical analyses.
Keynote speakers
To be decided
How to submit an abstract
We welcome submissions on any topic that fits into the scope as
described above. Send your abstract of 300 to 500 words to:
lrr@ugent.be
before 22 August 2018.
Notification of acceptance: 31 August 2018.
Website
More information about the workshop (venue, registration, …) is
available at
http://www.lrr.ugent.be/
Background
This workshop is organized by the scientific research network Logical
and Methodological Analysis of Scientific Reasoning Processes
(LMASRP) which is sponsored by the Research Foundation Flanders
(FWO).
All information about the network can be found at
http://www.lmasrp.ugent.be/.
An overview of the previous workshops of the network can be found at
http://www.lrr.ugent.be/.