BRUNCH ABOUT ENDOPHYSICS
at the History and Philosophy of Science Department
Eotvos University, Budapest
on November 12 1996
(Rakoczi u. 5., room 105.)
Organized by:
the Institute Vienna Circle, Vienna, Austria and
the History and Philosophy of Science Department, Eotvos University, Budapest
WHAT IS A BRUNCH?
Brunch is a word combining breakfast and lunch and referring to
an informal activity of eating, relaxing, and discussing a selected topic
at length, potentially with a chop in the mouth (not obligatory).
Our brunch begins at 10:00 a.m., ends when the last participant blows out
the candle. Food can be ordered on the fly from several nearby facilities.
WHAT IS ENDOPHYSICS?
Under this term we refer to several loosely related novel approaches
that center on one or another aspect of the observer problem in science,
as approached from an internalist (or observer-in-the-box) standpoint.
Of special interest are issues of completeness, consistency, duality,
and other structural problems of description. Applications range from
the foundations of physics to the epistemology of biology to general
problems of determinism and to a new look at old philosophical debates
such as those about realism and its alternatives.
The Endophysics Home Page (under construction) provides more information
(
http://hps.elte.hu/endo.html).
THE PROGRAMME
Dicussion will be convened by George Kampis.
Solicited commentaries from Thomas Breuer, Ladislav Kvasz, and Karl Svozil.
All interested are welcome!