Images and Reality konferencia Miskolcon

CALL FOR PAPERS The philosophy departments of the University of Miskolc, the Faculty of Natural Sciences of Eotvos University, the Technical University of Budapest, the Institute of Philosophy of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and the Hungarian Committee of IUHPS/DLMPS announce a CONFERENCE IMAGES AND REALITY The conference aims to explore the nature of scientific representation. Papers are invited especially from those working in the history and philosophy of science, sociology of knowledge, naturalized epistemology, and cognitive science. Topics include Kinds of representations: linguistic and non-linguistic The literal and the non-literal Images before and after reality: prescription vs. description, prediction vs. explanation Representations which do not represent? -- realism vs. anti- realism Producing representations or constructing reality? Virtual reality -- real virtuality Modern or postmodern? -- How many images and realities? June 13-15 1996 University of Miskolc, Miskolc, Hungary For further information contact: Gabor Forrai Institute of Philosophy of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences 1398 Budapest 62. POB 594 HUNGARY E-mail: forrai(a)osiris.elte.hu Abstracts, not longer than two double spaced pages, should be sent to the same address. Deadline: January 31 1996