9-15 August 2007
Beijing, China
The deadline for contributed papers to the LMPS Congress in Beijing,
August 9-15, 2007, has been extended to April 1.
The deadline for payment of the regular congress fee is as before, May 15.
Why not spend a week in August in bustling Beijing, listening to and
meeting top scholars in logic, methodology and philosophy of science?
The congress fee includes a reception, a farewell dinner, and a tour
to the Great Wall.
Details below.
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THE 13TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF LOGIC, METHODOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY OF
SCIENCE
Beijing, China, August 9 - 15, 2007
The congress is held for the first time in Asia, organized by the
International Union for History and Philosophy of Science, Division
of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science (IUHPS/DLMPS), and
Tsinghua University, Beijing. The congress features plenary speakers,
invited speakers in 16 sections, a number of special symposia,
affiliated meetings, and contributed papers in each section. The
sections are:
A LOGIC
A1 Mathematical logic
A2 Philosophical and applied logic
A3 Logic and computation
B GENERAL PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
B1 General problems of methodology and scientific reasoning
B2 Formal approaches to methodology
B3 Historical and sociological aspects in the philosophy of science
C PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES OF PARTICULAR SCIENCES
C1 Philosophy of mathematics and logic
C2 Philosophy of physics
C3 Philosophy of biology
C4 Philosophy of cognitive science, psychology and linguistics
C5 Philosophy of economics, theories of rationality, decision theory,
game theory
C6 Philosophy of social sciences
C7 Philosophy of medicine
D SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
D1 Ethical issues in scientific practice and technology
D2 Bioethics
D3 Science and education
For information about organizers, invited speakers, symposia,
registration, submission of abstracts, accommodation, travel,
excursions, etc. visit
http://www.clmps2007.org
or send email to <lmps2007@tsinghua.edu.cn>.
Some main points:
- Register on-line now and pay the fee by May 15, 2007.
- The full participation fee is US $ 250, and $ 125 for students and
accompanying persons.
- A limited number of grants are available.
- The congress venue (talks as well as accommodation) is the
Friendship Hotel in Beijing.