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International Summer School: Philosophy, Probability and Physics (Konstanz, Germany, August 2005)

International Summer School
Philosophy, Probability and Physics
University of Konstanz
August 7-13, 2005

Probability is not only a key concept in many branches of physics, but has
also been attracting the attention from philosophers. For example,
probabilities play a crucial role in quantum mechanics and its
interpretations.  Also, the concept of probability has continually been at
the center of philosophical debate in the foundations of statistical
mechanics and thermodynamics.  Recent developments in quantum information
theory have reinvigorated philosophical interest in probabilities.

This summer school is geared to doctoral students and postdoctoral
researchers in philosophy of physics, philosophy of science, and
philosophy of probability, as well as philosophically minded physicists.  
We aim to bring this group together with leading experts on probability in
physical theories. Our method will be to use probabilities as a leitmotif
through different subjects in the philosophy of physics and to analyze the
concept of probability from different theoretical viewpoints: probability
in thermodynamics, statistical physics, quantum mechanics and quantum
information theory, as well as space time theories.  Experts will give
lectures on each of these topics. Our main lecturers are C. Callender, D.  
Dieks, D.  Duerr, R. Frigg, C.  Fuchs, T.  Maudlin and I.  Pitowsky.

The summer school is being organized by Claus Beisbart (University of
Konstanz) and Stephan Hartmann (University of Konstanz and LSE).

For further details check our webpage:
http://www.uni-konstanz.de/ppm/summerschool2005/

Applications must be received by April 15 2005

Contact: summerschool2005@uni-konstanz.de