9-12 Nov 2012
Guangzhou, China
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SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS
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/
All researchers working on various aspects of "Cultures of Mathematics and
Logic", including, but certainly not limited to, philosophers, sociologists,
historians of mathematics, mathematicians, and researchers in mathematics
education, are cordially invited to submit their one page abstracts by the
submission deadline of 30 June 2012 (see below for details).
DESCRIPTION OF THE CONFERENCE. 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.
IMPORTANT DATES.
Abstract submission deadline: 30 June 2012
Notification of authors: 30 July 2012
Conference: 9-12 November 2012
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION. All researchers are encouraged and invited to submit their
abstracts until the deadline of 30 June 2012 via the easychair submission page
at
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cml2012
Please submit the abstract either in the "abstract" field of the easychair
submission site or as a one-page PDF submission.
POST-CONFERENCE PUBLICATION. All authors of papers presented at the conference
will be encouraged to submit a full version to a post-conference publication
volume. The deadline for submission of full papers will be in early 2013. All
papers submitted to the post-conference proceedings will be refereed to high
journal standards, and acceptance as a presentation is no guarantee that the
post-conference paper will be published.
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
Hertfordshire, United Kingdom; Benedikt Löwe, Universiteit van Amsterdam, The
Netherlands; Martina Merz, Universität Luzern, Switzerland; Thomas Mueller,
Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands; 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.