Philosophy of Science Colloquium, April

Philosophy of Science Colloquium Department of History and Philosophy of Science Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest Room 1.817 (1st floor) Monday 4:00 PM Pazmany P. setany 1/C Budapest, Hungary Phone/Fax: (36-1) 372 2924 http://philosophy.elte.hu/colloquium Program - April 3 April 4:00 PM 1st floor 1.817 Language: Hungarian Gergely Szekely Alfred Renyi Institute of Mathematics, Budapest Az ikerparadoxon logikai analizise (Logical analysis of the twin's paradox) Abstract: http://philosophy.elte.hu/colloquium/2006/April/#1 ___ 10 April 4:00 PM 1st floor 1.817 Language: Hungarian Janos Tanacs Department of Philosophy and History of Science History and Philosophy of Science Research Group of the HAS Budapest University of Technology and Economics Mifele kulonbseg? Avagy fogalmi vagy pusztan terminologiai kulonbseg-e a nem-euklideszi parhuzamossag Bolyai- es Lobacsevszkij-fele meghatarozasa? (Is there a conceptual or merely a terminological difference between Bolyai's and Lobatchevsky's definitions of parallelism?) Abstract: http://philosophy.elte.hu/colloquium/2006/April/#2 ___ 24 April 4:00 PM 1st floor 1.817 Language: English Takashi Hashimoto School of Knowledge Science Japan Advanced Institute for Science and Technology On origin and evolution of language - significance of constructive approach Abstract: http://philosophy.elte.hu/colloquium/2006/April/#4 ___________________________________ The colloquium is open to everyone, including students, visitors, and faculty members from all departments! The 60-minute lecture is followed by a 10-minute break. Then we hold a 30-60-minute discussion. The participants may comment on the talks and are encouraged to initiate discussion through the Internet. The comments should be written in the language of the presentation. The organizer of the colloquium: Laszlo E. Szabo (email: leszabo(a)hps.elte.hu) -- L a s z l o E. S z a b o Theoretical Physics Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Department of History and Philosophy of Science Eotvos University, Budapest http://philosophy.elte.hu/leszabo