-------- Original Message -------- Subject: karl popper 2002 Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 14:34:33 +0100 From: "heidi koenig" <heidi.koenig(a)univie.ac.at> Reply-To: "heidi koenig" <heidi.koenig(a)univie.ac.at> Organization: uni wien To: <gk(a)hps.elte.hu> sorry for cross-posting! Heidi König KP2002-Congress-Secretariat e-mail: heidi.koenig(a)univie.ac.at --------------------------------- Karl Popper 2002 Centenary Congress 3 July 2002 - 7 July 2002 Vienna, Austria www.univie.ac.at/karlpopper2002 Third Announcement and Call for Papers On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth, the city of Vienna will host a Congress to celebrate the life and work of one of the most influential theorists and philosophers of the 20th century: Karl Popper, born in Vienna in 1902. In a programme of invited lectures, symposia, and contributed papers, the Congress plans to examine and evaluate the great variety of Popper's thought, including his contributions to scientific method, logic, probability theory, quantum mechanics, critical rationalism, social philosophy, liberalism, platonism, marxism, moral philosophy, the theory of objective knowledge, darwinism, evolutionary epistemology, the philosophy of history, the pre-socratics, the body-mind problem, and the psychology of learning. Some sessions of the Congress will be devoted to biographical topics, including Popper's youthful enthusiasms in music, education, and political action. The City Hall will stage an exhibition devoted to his life and times. The Congress will be held in the City Hall, and in the main building of the University of Vienna. The Opening Ceremony will take place under the patronage of the President of Austria, Mr Thomas Klestil, in the afternoon of Wednesday, 3 July 2002. Sir Hermann Bondi, Lord Quinton, the former Chancellor of West Germany, Mr Helmut Schmidt, and the former President of Portugal, Mr Mario Soares, have agreed to be present as guests of honour. The scientific work of the Congress will be arranged in seven sections: 1 Philosophy of the physical sciences 2 Philosophy of the biological sciences 3 Philosophy of the social sciences 4 Moral & political philosophy 5 Logic & scientific method 6 Epistemology & metaphysics 7 Life & times of Karl Popper The following have accepted invitations to give lectures and to participate in symposia. Joseph Agassi (Tel Aviv); Daniela Bailer-Jones (Bonn); Isabella Burger (Johannesburg); Bruce Caldwell (Durham NC); Hans-Joachim Dahms (Göttingen); Michael Esfeld (Köln); Victor Finn (Moscow); Steve Fuller (Coventry); Evelyn Gröbl (Linz); Troels Eggers Hansen (Roskilde); Michel ter Hark (Groningen); Toby Huff (Dartmouth MA); John Maynard Smith (Brighton); Alan Musgrave (Dunedin); Anthony O'Hear (Bradford); Michael Redhead (London); Alfred Schramm (Graz); Guglielmo Tamburrini (Pisa); Andrew Vincent (Sheffield); Günter Wagner (New Haven) Call for Papers Deadline for submissions: 15 January 2002 Notification of acceptance: 1 April 2002 Contributed papers concerned with Popper's work are invited in all sections. The Congress languages are English and German. It is recognised that many topics (for example, evolutionary epistemology, the propensity interpretation of probability, Popper's attitude towards social democracy) could be placed in more than one section, and that some (for example, axiomatic geometry, music, philosophy of education) fit neatly into no section. Contributed papers on such topics are welcome, but authors are asked to choose that section that seems most appropriate. It is expected that papers in the history of philosophy, if not better placed elsewhere, will be submitted in section 6. In the interest of arranging sessions on closely related themes, the Programme Committee may move some accepted papers between sections, but it is hoped that such interventions will be rare. Potential contributors are asked to bear in mind that a period of 30 minutes will be allotted to each contributed paper, including discussion. Blackboards/whiteboards, overhead projectors, and slide projectors will be available in all lecture rooms. If other equipment is required, please contact the KP2002-Congress-Secretariat (address below). Guidelines for the preparation of the abstracts Abstracts should be composed in Word for Windows (as .doc or .rtf files), as ADOBE Acrobat (.pdf) files, or as Postscript or .dvi files, and should be confined to a single page of A4. The preferred font is 11pt Times New Roman. The printed part of the page should not exceed 15 cm in width and 20cm in height, with a centred heading and wide margins. Example: Section 6: Epistemology & Metaphysics IS CRITICAL RATIONALISM CRITICAL ENOUGH? G. Settembrini Department of Philosophy Universität Klagenfurt Universitätsstraße 65-67 A-9020 KLAGENFURT, Austria e-mail: settembrini(a)uni-klu.ac.at The deadline for the submission of abstracts is 15 January 2002. All abstracts will be refereed. The accepted abstracts will be printed in the Volume of Abstracts, and published on the Congress website. Only one abstract will be accepted from each author. Abstracts should not be simply reports of already published work. Where to send abstracts Abstracts should be sent as e-mail attachments (with KARL POPPER 2002 in the subject line) to: karlpopper2002.econ(a)univie.ac.at Abstracts may also be submitted on paper, in which case three copies should be sent to: KARL POPPER 2002, Department of Philosophy of Science, University of Vienna, Sensengasse 8/10, A-1090 Vienna, Austria. Authors will be notified about the acceptance of their papers by 1 April 2002. Congress Fees and Deadlines Registration fees for regular participants are 120 Euro before 30 April 2002, and 140 Euro after that date. Fees for students are 60 Euro before 30 April 2002, and 70 Euro after that date. Please consult the registration form attached. Grants for Students and Researchers There will be a limited number of grants for students and researchers who wish to participate in the Congress but who (or whose institutions) lack financial resources. Applications should be sent to the Secretary of the Organizing Committee (<gerhard.budin(a)univie.ac.at>) as early as possible, with a short CV and letter of recommendation from an academic institution. An academic jury will scrutinise all applications. Social Programme An attractive social programme is being prepared and will be announced in due course. Some post-conference tours will also be arranged, including an opportunity for Congress participants to visit the Karl Popper Library in Klagenfurt in southern Austria. Quiet rooms will be available throughout the Congress for meetings and discussions, and for reading, writing, and electronic mail. Nursery facilities will also be available. Registration & Accommodation Please return the registration and hotel accommodation form to: Austropa Interconvention, Friedrichstraße 7, A - 1010 Vienna, Austria. The deadline for early registration is 30 April 2002. For further information Please consult our website: www.univie.ac.at/karlpopper2002 or contact the KP2002-Congress-Secretariat TEL: 43 - (0)1 - 4277- 47626 e-mail: gerhard.budin(a)univie.ac.at heidi.koenig(a)univie.ac.at gertraud.roth(a)univie.ac.at Committees Steering Committee Gerhard Budin (Wien), Ian Jarvie (Toronto), Erich Kadlec (Wien), David Miller (Coventry), Erhard Oeser (Wien). Programme Committee Section 1: Bernulf Kanitscheider (Gießen), Andreas Bartels (Bonn), Manfred Stöckler (Bremen). Section 2: Peter Munz (Wellington), Peter Markl (Wien), Renan Springer de Freitas (Belo Horizonte). Section 3: Ian Jarvie (Toronto), Fred Eidlin (Guelph), Karl Milford (Wien), Sandra Pralong (Bucharest). Section 4: Jeremy Shearmur (Canberra), John Hall (Montreal), Hubert Kiesewetter (Eichstätt), Geoffrey Stokes (Melbourne). Section 5: David Miller, Chair (Coventry), Alberto Mura (Pisa), Vadim Sadovsky (Moscow), Peter Schroeder-Heister (Tübingen). Section 6: Kurt Salamun (Graz), Hans Albert (Heidelberg), Gunnar Andersson (Umeå), Volker Gadenne (Linz), Makoto Kogawara (Kagoshima). Section 7: Malachi Hacohen (Durham NC), Ingrid Belke (Stuttgart), Michelle-Irène Brudny (Lille), Allan Megill (Charlottesville VA), Friedrich Stadler (Wien). Organizing Committee Gerhard Budin, Secretary (Wien), Volker Gadenne (Linz), Erich Kadlec (Wien), Manfred Lube (Klagenfurt), Wolfgang Maderthaner (Wien), Peter Markl (Wien), Siegfried Mattl (Wien), Tamas Meleghy (Innsbruck), Karl Milford (Wien), Lutz Musner (Wien), Erhard Oeser, Chair (Wien), Herlinde Pauer-Studer (Wien), Kurt Salamun (Graz), Friedrich Stadler (Wien), Gerhard Zecha (Salzburg). Karl Popper 2002 is organised by the Karl Popper Institut, the City of Vienna (Stadt Wien), and the University of Vienna, and is sponsored by the Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur and the Karl Popper Charitable Trust. Karl Popper Charitable Trust Wissenschafts- und Forschungsförderung der Stadt Wien Bundesministerium für Bildung Wissenschaft und Kultur