13 April 2010
Tilburg, The Netherlands
Workshop on Scientific Philosophy: Past and Future Tuesday 13 April 2010 Tilburg University, The Netherlands Various philosophers of the past and many philosophers of today bel ieve that there can be real progress in philosophy and that such progress is facilitated crucially by a close interaction between philosophy and the sciences. "Scientific Philosophy" maintains that philosophical theses and arguments should be just as clear and precise as scientific ones; philosoph ers ought to build theories and models much as scientists do; and the applicati on of mathematical methods as well as input from empirical studies are often necessary in order to gain new insights into old philosophical questions an d to progress to new and deeper ones. This workshop will address what Scienti fic Philosophy is all about, what it has in common with science and where it mi ght diverge from it, what we can learn from its historical successes and failur es, and, most importantly, how we should assess its future prospects. Call for Papers Most talks will be given by the invited speakers. We will reserve, however, 3-4 slots for contributed papers. If you are interested in presenting something, please send an extended abstract of up to 1500 words to TiLPS@uvt.nl by 15 January 2010. Decisions will be made by 1 February 2010. Organizers Stephan Hartmann, Tilburg