9-12 Nov 2012
Guangzhou, China
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
Cultures of Mathematics and Logic
9-12 November 2012
Institute for Logic and Cognition
Sun Yat-Sen University
Guangzhou, China
http://www.math.uni-hamburg.de/home/loewe/Guangzhou2012/
Mathematics and formal reasoning are fundamental building blocks of knowledge,
essential for science, technology, policy-making and risk-management.
Mathematical practice is a rich phenomenon of human activity, with subtle
differences between various cultures: here, the word culture can refer to
national cultures, but also cultural differences in different historical
periods, in different strata of a given society, in different social settings.
And yet, the public perception of mathematics is of an apersonal subject with
little or no human interaction, based on a false picture of a science of pure
thought and deduction, with almost no interaction or visible activity.
In a move away from these traditionalist positions, philosophers and social
scientists have recently become more interested in studying mathematical and
logical practice, or, to be precise, different mathematical and logical
practices. Our conference will focus on this plurality of viewpoints, studying
the various cultures of mathematics and logic, and involve several disciplines
such as philosophy, sociology, psychology, cognitive science, history of
mathematics, mathematics education, and linguistics.
Keynote Speakers.
* Andrea Bender. Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
* Karine Chemla. Equipe Recherches Epistémologiques et Historiques sur les
Sciences Exactes et les Institutions Scientifiques (REHSEIS), Paris,
France.
* Christian Greiffenhagen. University of Manchester, Manchester, United
Kingdom.
* Shirong Guo. Inner Mongolia Normal University, Hohhot, China.
* Juan Pablo Mejía Ramos. Rutgers University, Piscataway NJ, United States
of America.
* Reviel Netz. Stanford University, Stanford CA, United States of America.
* Zhaoshi Zeng. Sun Yat-Sen University. Guangzhou, China.
Programme Committee. Mihir Chakraborty, Jadavpur University, India; Shuchun
Guo, Chinese Academy of Science, China; Joachim Kurtz,
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany; Brendan Larvor, University of
Hartfordshire, United Kingdom; Benedikt Löwe, Universiteit van Amsterdam, The
Netherlands; Martina Merz, Universität Luzern, Switzerland; Dirk Schlimm,
McGill University, Canada; Ju Shier, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Local information. Guangzhou, known historically as Canton, is located in
southern China on the Pearl River, about 120 km north-northwest of Hong Kong.
With over 12 million inhabitants, it is the third largest city in China (after
Shanghai and Beijing) and the largest city of southern China. In the month of
November, expected temperatures are between 15 and 24 degrees. Baiyun
International Airport is a major transportation hub with many national and
international airlines (for instance, Air France, China Southern Airlines,
Emirates, Lufthansa, etc.). In addition, Guangzhou is easy to reach from Hong
Kong with its international airport.