CALL FOR PAPERS
2nd IU Graduate Student Conference
on the History and Philosophy
of Science and Medicine
March 23-24, 2018
Indiana University Bloomington
Dept. of History and Philosophy of
Science and Medicine
Submission
Deadline: January 1st, 2018
The Indiana University Department of History and Philosophy of Science
and Medicine and HPS Graduate Students Association are calling for submissions
from graduate students working on topics relating to the history and/or philosophy
of science for its second graduate student conference in the spring of 2017.
Submissions are welcome on a breadth of historical or philosophical topics in
the sciences. This conference is intended to be an opportunity for graduate
students to share their work, make connections, and receive feedback from peers
and faculty in a congenial environment. The anticipated schedule is for 30 minute
student presentations, followed by a 10 minute response by a student
commentator, and 15-20 minutes for follow-up questions and discussion. There
will also be a poster session reception intended to facilitate discussion,
particularly suited to works in their early stages of progress, ideas on new
methodologies or tools in HPS, or novel ways of extending HPS into the public
sphere.
Submissions: Please submit papers or extended outlines
suitable for a 30 minute talk, or an abstract or description (~250 words) of a
topic for a poster. Dual submissions for talks and posters (on related or
unrelated topics) are allowed. Email submissions to iuhpsconf@gmail.com on or before January 15th, 2018. Acceptance notifications
will be sent out in early February.
All graduate students are welcome to attend. If you are planning to
attend and would be interested in commenting, please email us with areas of interest
by January 1st, and, depending on availability, we will send you an appropriate
paper to comment on as soon as acceptances are issued.
Conference Time & Place: March 23-24 (half-day Friday
and full-day Saturday), 2018, on the Indiana University campus in Bloomington.
Speaker: We are
pleased to have Anjan Chakravartty as our keynote speaker and featured faculty
guest for the conference. Dr. Chakravartty is Professor of Philosophy, and
Director of the John H. Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values at
the University of Notre Dame. His research focuses on central issues
in the philosophy of science (the metaphysics and epistemology of science), including
topics in the philosophy of physics and biology. Much of this work revolves
around debates concerning scientific realism (such as versions of entity
realism and structural realism) and antirealism (especially some versions of
empiricism), as well as the nature of dispositions, causation, laws of nature,
and natural kinds. Visit his
personal website for additional information: https://anjanchakravartty.com
Lodging and Logistics: Funding
is not available to cover travel expenses, but we will facilitate lodging for
student presenters with graduate student hosts here in town on a first-come,
first-served basis. Hotels in Bloomington are also quite reasonably priced,
and we’ll be glad to provide recommendations for those who wish to make their
own arrangements. For questions or further details, please contact us at iuhpsconf@gmail.com or see our website
at http://iuhpsgraduateconference.blogspot.com.
