The cognitive basis of science an interdisciplinary conference organised by The Hang Seng Centre for Cognitive Studies University of Sheffield 28 June - 1 July 2000 Earnshaw Hall of Residence, Endcliffe Crescent, University of Sheffield tel.: (0114) 222 8801 Directions to Earnshaw Hall, together with a final version of the programme, will be e-mailed out to all those registered for the conference in mid/late June. A set of paper abstracts will also be e-mailed out at this time. Enquiries and requests for registration forms should be directed to: hang-seng(a)sheffield.ac.uk DRAFT PROGRAMME Wednesday 28 June 11.00-1.50 Arrival and registration Lunch is available for purchase in nearby pubs and restaurants 1.55-4.00 Session 1: Chair: Peter Carruthers 1.55 Welcoming statement by Peter Carruthers 2.00-3.00 Michael Siegal (Psychology, Sheffield) 'The science of childhood' 3.15-4.15 Stephen Laurence (Philosophy, Sheffield) 'Concepts and the cognitive basis of science' 4.15-5.00 tea & coffee 5.00-7.15 Session 2: Chair: 5.00-6.00 David Papineau (Philosophy, King's London) 'Science as epistemic self-improvement' 6.15-7.15 Steven Mithen (Archaeology, Reading) 'Agriculture and the development of science' 7.30 Ž Dinner & bar (bar closes at 11) Thursday 29 June 7.30-8.30 breakfast 9.00-11.15 Session 3: Chair: 9.00-10.00 Eugene Subbotsky (Psychology, Lancaster) 'Metaphysical foundations of science and child development' 10.15-11.15 Christopher Hookway (Philosophy, Sheffield) 'Emotion and epistemic virtue' 11.15-12.00 coffee 12.00-1.30 Session 4: Chair: Scott Atran (Anthropology, Michigan & CNRS Paris) 'The anthropology of science: Cognitive evolutionary constraints on the development of biological knowledge and theory' 1.30-2.30 lunch 2.30-4.45 Session 5: Chair: 2.30-3.30 Rosemary Varley (Human Communication Science, Sheffield) 'Science without grammar' 3.45-4.45 David Over (Philosophy, Sunderland) 'Probability, cognition, and evolution' 4.45-5.30 tea & coffee 5.30-7.45 Session 6: Chair: 5.30-6.30 Merideth Gattis (Psychology, Sheffield) 'Space as a basis for scientific thought' 6.45-7.45 Denis Hilton (Psychology, Toulouse & Herts) 'Mill and causal explanation' 8.00 Ž Dinner & bar (bar closes 11 pm) Friday 30 June 7.30-8.30 breakfast 9.00-11.15 Session 7: Chair: 9.00-10.00 George Botterill & Mark Day (Philosophy, Sheffield) 'Difference, explanation and causal history' 10.15-11.15 Jonathan St. B. T. Evans (Psychology, Plymouth) 'The influence of prior belief on scientific thinking' 11.15-12.00 coffee 12.00-1.30 Session 8: Chair: Barbara Koslowski (Psychology, Cornell) 'Explanations, collateral information, and formal rules: No guarantees for good science' 1.30-2.30 lunch 2.30-4.00 Session 9: Poster sessions (alternatively, Sheffield's Botanical Gardens are located just 5 minutes walk away) 4.00-4.30 tea & coffee 4.30-6.45 Session 10: Chair: 4.30-5.30 Peter Lipton (History and Philosophy of Science, Cambridge) 'Explanatory and inferential virtues compared' 5.45-6.45 Nick Chater (Psychology, Warwick) 'Inference to the simplest explanation: An inference principle in science and cognition' 7.00-8.00 Reception, courtesy of the Hang Seng Centre for Cognitive Stuties 8.00 Ž Dinner & bar (bar closes 11 pm) Saturday 1 July 7.30-8.30 breakfast 9.00-11.15 Session 11: Chair: 9.00-10.00 Peter Carruthers (Philosophy, Sheffield) 'The roots of scientific reasoning: infancy, modularity, and the art of tracking' 10.15-11.15 Paul Harris (Psychology, Oxford) 'How children learn via testimony rather than their own experimentation' 11.15-12.00 coffee 12.00-1.30 Session 12: Chair: Peter Carruthers Stephen Stich, Ron Mallon and Dan Nazer (Philosophy, Rutgers) 'The baby in the lab-coat: Why child development is an inadequate model for understanding the development of science' 1.30-2.30 lunch & depart ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Remember four years of good friends, bad clothes, explosive chemistry experiments. http://click.egroups.com/1/4051/6/_/3786/_/958646238/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To subscribe/unsubscribe/select DIGEST go to: http://www.egroups.com/group/evolutionary-psychology Narratives of Human Evolution by Misia Landau http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0300054319/darwinanddarwini/ Evolutionary Psychology Archive: 4500+ Items http://www.human-nature.com/darwin/index.html