CollBud workshop

Kollegak, minden erdeklodot szivesen. udv kgy ================================================================== ANNOUNCEMENT Current Trends in the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science Monday, November 6th 1995. Collegium Budapest/Institute for Advanced Study Budapest, Hungary Programme: 9:00 Opening Words by H. Nowotny and L. Vekas Morning Session (chair: H. Nowotny) 9:15 Introduction by H. Nowotny 9:30 J. Heilbron (University of California Berkeley) 10:15 J. Renn (MPI fuer Wissenchaftsgeschichte, Berlin) 11:00 Coffee Break 11:15 A. Weszely (Institute of Sociology, ELTE, Budapest) 12:00 Lunch Break Afternoon Session (chair: G. Kampis) 14:00 Introduction by G. Kampis 14:15 D. Pestre (CNRS, Paris,France) 15:00 W. Callebaut (Rijksuniversiteit Limburg, Belgium) 15:45 Break 16:00- Round table discussion: Perspectives of Sociology, History and Philosophy of Science in Hungary Participants: G. Kampis (convenor) I. Bodnar (Dept. of Logic, ELTE) M. Feher (Dept. of Philosophy, Technical Univ.) G. Forrai (Inst. of Philosophy, Hung.Acad.Sci) I. Hronszki (Dept. of Hist. Engineering,Technical Univ.) Cs. Pleh (Dept. of General Psychology, ELTE) P. Szegedi (Dept. of HPS, ELTE) A. Weszely (Inst. of Sociology, ELTE) About the Workshop: The workshop is organized by Professor Helga Nowotny (Collegium Budapest/Institute for Adevanced Study) and Professor George Kampis (Department of History and Philosophy of Science, ELTE) as well as by the Philosophy of Science Section of the Hungarian Philosophical Society. The meeting will be fully sponsored by Collegium Budapest. Some of the most striking recent developments in the area of his- tory, philosophy and social studies of science has been the turn towards a more systematic epistemology while recognizing the great diversity (or even `disunity`) of scientific disciplines and research fields. In history of science long-term analysis of conceptual developments as a crucial dimension of organizing knowledge provides a new focus that cuts across time and space bound disciplinary histories. Moreover, a social and cultural history of the sciences brings into focus new objects and new practices. In philosophy of science a lively interchange with fields such as cognitive science or theoretical biology has led to an acknowledged variety of approaches that range from self- organization to constructivism and to a new naturalism. In social studies of science the existing tension between the sociology of knowledge and institutional approaches leads to new questions about the interrelation between epistemological and institutional developments. And boundaries between once separate fields of in- quiry have become blurred almost everywhere. The purpose of the one day workshop is to bring together a small group of leading representatives in their field in order to re- view current trends and to engage in a productive dialogue. An informal style of presentation and discussion is foreseen, which will include the Hungarian scientific community and their stu- dents.