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CfP topical collection of Synthese on "Virtue Theory of Mathematical Practices", Deadline: 1 Oct 2019
Synthese topical collection: Virtue Theory of Mathematical Practices
Guest Editors: Andrew Aberdein, Colin Jakob Rittberg, Fenner Stanley
Tanswell
Virtue theory has an illustrious history as one of the most prominent
philosophical traditions, and in the wake of the recent renewed focus on
human practices virtue theory once again provides powerful frameworks,
tools and insights. Work in such diverse fields as ethics, the philosophy
of science, epistemology, philosophy of law, political theory, aesthetics,
and argumentation theory shows that virtue theory permits normative
discourse without imposing overly rigid criteria. Within the philosophy of
mathematics, and mathematics itself, attention to virtues has a variety of
sources: theoretical virtues have been put forward both to analyse the
practice of proof and to justify axioms, and ethical virtues have been
offered as a basis for understanding the social dimensions of mathematical
practice. Indeed, some authors have advocated virtue epistemology as the
correct epistemology for mathematics (and perhaps even as the basis for
progress in the metaphysics of mathematics). In this topical collection we
aim to consolidate and encourage this trend in the philosophy of
mathematics.
We invite contributions which study mathematics and mathematical practices from a virtue perspective. We encourage, amongst others, submissions that
· engage with the social dimensions of mathematics in virtue terms;
· address the application of virtue epistemology to mathematics;
· investigate the ethical considerations of mathematical practice in a virtue framework;
· discuss specific virtues or vices of mathematics (or mathematicians);
· explore historical usage of virtue terminology in mathematical contexts;
· or provide accounts in terms of virtue of the objects of mathematical enquiry, such as theorems, proofs, or definitions.
The deadline for submission is 1 October 2019.
Papers should be submitted via Synthese?s editorial manager at
https://www.editorialmanager.com/synt/.
When the system asks you to ?Choose Article Type?, please scroll down in
the pull-down menu to ?S.I. : Virtue Theory of Mathematical Practices?.
Before submitting your paper, be sure to carefully read the journal?s
?Instructions for Authors? page at
https://www.springer.com/philosophy/epistemology+and+philosophy+of+science/journal/11229.
For further information, please contact one of the guest editors: Andrew
Aberdein (aberdein@fit.edu), Colin Rittberg (Colin.Jakob.Rittberg@vub.be),
or Fenner Tanswell (F.Tanswell@lboro.ac.uk).
https://philevents.org/event/show/73058
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A n d r e w A b e r d e i n, P h. D.
Professor of Philosophy & Chair of Humanities,
School of Arts and Communication,
Florida Institute of Technology,
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