determinizmus workshop

DETERMINISM, CHANCE, AND UNCERTAINTY a CEU - ELTE HPS Department Workshop Budapest, Hungary, November 20-25 ======================================================================== Topics Does necessity exist in nature, or is it merely a product of our theories? Does science require it, or does empirical correlation work just as well? Are determinism and chance mutually exclusive alternatives, or is there something in between? Is evolution causal, and if so, what causes it? Is the hypothesis of a self compatible with determinism, and if not, which of the two should be rejected? Does determinism mean that there is, at any given time, only one possible future? Is indeterminism a fact about the world, or about our own uncertainty? Has free will anything to do with it? Can science determine whether or not the world is deterministic, or is this a metaphysical problem? ======================================================================== Organizers The CEU Popper Project, in conjunction with the CEU Curriculum Resource Center and the History and Philosophy of Science Department of the Eotvos University, will host a workshop on Determinism, Chance, and Uncertainty at the CEU campus in Budapest from 20-25 November 1997. Participants will discuss philosophical and scientific problems related to determinism, chance, and uncertainty in a series of round-table seminar discussions. Philosophers and scientists with interests in these areas are encouraged to apply. ======================================================================== Sponsors Determinism, Chance, and Uncertainty is sponsored by the Higher Education Support Program (HESP). Grants for travel and accomodations are available to participants from Eastern and Central Europe. ======================================================================== Those interested in participating should send a cover letter and curriculum vitae to Ms Komjathy Zsuzsa (Komjathy(a)CEU.HU; tel: 36-1-327-3000 ext. 2142; fax: 36-1-327-3072). ======================================================================== Deadline for applications is 1 October 1997. ========================================================================