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30th Novembertagung: Mathematical Cultures, Values, & Norms

31 Oct - 2 Nov 2019
Strasbourg, France

Call for Abstracts: 30th Novembertagung on the History and Philosophy of 
Mathematics

"Mathematical Cultures, Values and Norms"

31th October - 2nd November 2019, Institut de Recherche Mathématique 
Avancée (IRMA), Strasbourg, France https://novembertagung.wordpress.com

The Novembertagung on the History and Philosophy of Mathematics is an 
annual international conference aimed at PhD and postdoctoral students 
(young scholars) in the history and philosophy of mathematics.

In 2019 the Novembertagung will be held in Strasbourg. Lodging will be at 
the CIARUS from 30/10 to 02/11 and the conferences at the IRMA, from 31/10 
to 02/11. The invited speakers are June Barrow-Green (Open University) and 
Roy Wagner (ETH Zurich).

Mathematical knowledge is commonly thought of as being essentially 
universal: its truths are eternal and incontrovertible, its propositions 
understandable and agreeable by all, independent of linguistic, cultural, 
ethnic or religious backgrounds, its formulation and validation requiring 
little more than pen and paper. However, global knowledge, as mathematics 
seems to be, is always produced locally. As such, it hinges upon 
collectively shared ways of practicing, writing, and communicating 
mathematics. This year?s Novembertagung invites participants to reflect 
broadly on one or several of the following questions:

- How can we characterize mathematical communities and cultures? What 
historiographical and epistemological categories should one use when 
describing these shared ways of doing mathematics?

- How does mathematical knowledge circulate between these communities?

- What role do values and norms, be it epistemic, aesthetic or political, 
play in the shaping of mathematical cultures?

- What role do values and norms play in shaping the individual 
mathematician and his work ?

- How can historians and philosophers evaluate the impact of these 
cultural aspects on the mathematics being produced?

Contributions less strictly related to this theme are also welcome; 
however, establishing links with the theme will allow for more fruitful 
discussions, and as such is recommended. We are happy to host 
presentations pertaining to historical, historiographical, or 
philosophical discussions of this theme. Abstracts, of around 250 words, 
should be submitted by May 15th 2019, via the submission 
form<https://novembertagung.wordpress.com/call-for-abstracts/submission/>. 
If you have any questions, you can contact the organisers via mail: 
novembertagung2019[at]math[dot]unistra[dot]fr.

The conference is organised by Paul Hasselkuß (Düsseldorf), Tiago Hirth 
(Lisbon), Deborah Kant (Konstanz), Rosie Lev-Halutz (Tel Aviv), Nicolas 
Michel (Paris, Sphere), Gatien Ricotier (Strasbourg) and Benjamin Wilck 
(HU Berlin).

For now, the 30th Novembertagung is graciously supported by the GDR 3398 
?Histoire des mathématiques?, the Labex IRMIA and the Institut de 
Recherche Mathématique Avancée (IRMA).


For the organising committee,
Deborah Kant
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