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Lakatos's Undone Work: Masterclass, Virtual, Application deadline: 15 Jul 2020

=== SECOND AND FINAL CALL FOR APPLICATION, please circulate among interested 
students ===

*Please note the updated list of speakers*
Online Masterclass
Lakatos? Undone Work
The Practical Turn and the Division of
Philosophy of Mathematics and Philosophy of Science
https://lakatosundonework.weebly.com/
Online, hosted by the London School of Economics (LSE)

In this online masterclass, each of the 14 participating graduate students will 
write a research paper under the supervision of expert mentors from philosophy 
of science and philosophy of mathematics. Students can apply for different 
mentors and they will be matched with the mentors according to their interests.

As a participant of this masterclass, you will get:
1.	virtual career coaching by your academic mentor,
2.	an online conference on 5th/6th September 2020 where the student papers 
will be presented and discussed,
3.	feedback on your paper by your mentor.

The organisers plan to edit a special issue of KRITERION ? Journal of 
Philosophy (http://www.kriterion-journal-of-philosophy.org/kriterion/), where 
the participants can submit the  work which they have produced over the course 
of the masterclass, alongside some essays by mentors and invited experts.

Please note that all articles will go through double-blind peer-review and 
acceptance for the masterclass does not guarantee acceptance of your paper.

*Participation*
Applications are open now until 15th July 2020!
Please visit https://lakatosundonework.weebly.com/ for more details.

*Confirmed mentors*

Neil Barton (University of Konstanz)
Karen Crowther (University of Oslo)
John Kadvany (Policy and Decision Science)
Philip Kitcher (Columbia University)
Brendan Larvor (University of Hertfordshire)
Patricia Palacios (University of Salzburg)
Colin Rittberg (Loughborough University)
Lorenzo Rossi (MCMP, LMU Munich)
Wesley Wrigley (University of Oxford)
Lena Zuchowski (University of Bristol)

*Topic*
The overarching theme of this masterclass is the analysis of a ?practical turn? 
in the philosophy of mathematics. Is this turn analogous to the practical turn 
in philosophy of sciences? Should it be? What is the exact role of the 
empirical studies of mathematical practice (e.g. mathematics education, 
sociology of mathematic, etc.)? How should these interact with the philosophy 
of mathematics? In particular, we want to encourage work in the following three 
areas:
1.	We want to draw attention to the seminal work of Imre Lakatos: a) he 
was a key figure in developing early themes after the practical turn in the 
philosophy of physics in form of his idea of ?research programmes?. b) His work 
in the philosophy of mathematics was a turning point for the discipline. 
Lakatos particularly aimed at transferring insights from his work on the 
philosophy of science to the philosophy of mathematics. However, he did not 
have enough time to develop these ideas before his early death.
2.	Additionally, we want to encourage work on the interplay of the 
philosophy of mathematics and the philosophy of science. One might tackle 
questions such as: should philosophy of science conferences have tracks for 
philosophy of mathematics? What was the role of Tarski when the two disciplines 
split up? How close should the philosophy of mathematics community be to the 
logic community? What should we make of the growing community of philosophers 
of mathematical practice as well as the cooperation with other disciplines 
(such as ethno-mathematical studies, mathematical education, cognitive 
sciences, etc)?
3.	Another possible string of investigation is the analysis of new 
scientific methodologies in the philosophy of mathematics. To what extent are 
they philosophically significant? How can they inform a philosopher of 
mathematics? An analogous problem has already arisen for philosophy of science 
in relation to science studies.



*Organising committee*
Simon Nagler (Oxford/MCMP), Hannah Pillin (MCMP/LSE), and Deniz Sarikaya 
(Hamburg)

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